In 1969 Edgare Dale in his book Audio-Visual Methonds In Teaching talked about the “cone of learning.” To quickly sum it all up, it has been discovered that the more involved we are in our education, the more we learn and remember. We recall roughly 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, and only 30% of what we see, but combine all three of those elements and we reach the 50% level. Active learning, which increases our recall (70%), really begins to take off when we participate in a discussion *study group*, or teach, and maxes out around 90% when we are involved in a dramatic presentation, or do the real thing.
I am currently studying Metaphysics and in order to ensure I fully understand what it is I am learning, it is my intention to summarize each lesson here on my blog during my course of study over the next year. I will continue to write my gratitude posts, but these lessons I am learning, will be posted as a “sticky” post at the top of the blog until replaced by a new lesson.
I hope I am able to convey properly the information I am taking in, while sharing it with you, and giving you some insight into the journey I am on.
As always I am grateful for each and every reader of my blog and the wonderful comments I receive.
Sincerely,
Cary
