Question

Arrange the following activities in ascending order of level of involvement as per the Edger Dale’s Cone of Experience.
(A) Listening
(B) Reading
(C) Making a presentation
(D) Watching a film
(E) Participating in discussion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (B), (A), (C), (E), (D).
• B. (B), (A), (D), (E), (C).
• C. (A), (E), (B), (C), (D).
• D. (C), (A), (B), (D), (E).

Hint:

Remember that Dale's Cone shows that passive learning (reading/hearing) has the lowest involvement, while active learning (discussing/presenting/doing) has the highest involvement.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience is a visual model that classifies educational experiences based on their level of abstraction and learner involvement.
The base of the cone represents highly concrete, active learning experiences, while the pinnacle represents highly abstract, passive experiences.
Detailed Explanation:
Let us arrange the activities from the lowest level of involvement (most passive/abstract) to the highest level of involvement (most active/concrete):
1. Reading (B): Highly abstract and passive (retains approx. $10\%$ of what is read).
2. Listening (A): Hearing spoken words is slightly less abstract than reading (retains approx. $20\%$ of what is heard).
3. Watching a film (D): Combining audio and visual elements increases engagement (retains approx. $30\%$ of what is seen and heard).
4. Participating in discussion (E): Requires active verbal participation and cognitive processing (retains approx. $50\%$-$70\%$ of what is said and written).
5. Making a presentation (C): Direct, active involvement where the learner explains concepts to others (retains approx. $90\%$ of what is said and done).
This yields the ascending sequence of involvement:
\[ \text{(B) Reading } \rightarrow \text{ (A) Listening } \rightarrow \text{ (D) Watching a film } \rightarrow \text{ (E) Participating in discussion } \rightarrow \text{ (C) Making a presentation} \] This corresponds to the sequence: (B), (A), (D), (E), (C).

Step 2: Final Answer:
The correct ascending sequence corresponds to Option (B).