Reading Assignment 2: Dale's Cone of Experience

1. Why might Dale’s cone of Experience be of interest to someone in an instructional technology course?
    
      Dale's Cone of Experience would be needed and probably studied in an instructional technology class.  Dale's Cone breaks down the learning process.  It shows how people process things, how they use them, and then how they remember to use them. 
   

   

2. Dale’s Cone of Experience: Science or Nonsense?

      I do not think Dale's Cone of Experience is nonsense.  It does make sense if you sit and think about it.  The cone breaks down the learning process.  Some people learn quicker than others and then some people have a different learning style.  The cone shows all the processes to learn on a broader scale.  I think this cone can be used in different fields.  May be helpful more in some fields than others.
      I think the one important field that would benefit from this would be the medical field.  My example:  A doctor performing surgery.  The doctor must do his research from x-rays, scans, patient information and how to cure the ill patient.  The doctor then must discuss a game plan of action with the patient and family and decide or make a strategy of how to do the procedure.  Upon completion of the procedure the doctor then meets with family to discuss the situation and update the family on the patient's condition.  I think this is a great example of where Dale's Cone of Learning would play a big part.

I also wanted to include this quote from Confucius that sort of supports Dale's Cone of Learning.

"I see and I forget, I hear and I remember, I do and I understand." - Confucius