Dale’s Cone of Experience in Instructional Design

Boards Used in Teaching

• Flannel Board (Felt Board) is commonly used with felt pieces to create interactive scenes or stories during teaching.
• Traditional blackboard (chalkboard) is primarily made of slate.

Notice Boards

• Bulletin Board is often used for pinning up notices, announcements, or visual aids.

3D Aids

• Model is a type of three-dimensional aid.

Magnetic Board

• The primary advantage of a Magnetic Board (Magnet Board) is that it allows for easy arrangement and rearrangement of materials.

Dale's Cone of Experience

• According to Dale's Cone of Experience, verbal symbols (reading) are considered the least effective for learning.
• Edgar Dale's main theory regarding learners and retention of information is that people remember more when they are actively involved in the learning process.
• The Cone of Experience is associated with the Experiential Learning instructional design model.

Whiteboard vs Blackboard

• The advantages of a Whiteboard (Dry Erase Board) over a Blackboard (Chalkboard) include being easier to clean, producing less dust, and being more environmentally friendly.

Flannel Board

• A Flannel Board (Felt Board) is covered with flannel material.

Test your knowledge of Dale’s Cone of Experience, a model incorporating various theories related to instructional design and learning processes, which emphasizes learning through activity over passive methods. Explore the different levels of learning effectiveness according to Edgar Dale's research.