Question

Arrange the following activities in ascending order of retention of learning material by trainees in a training programme as per modified Dale's Cone of Experience by Sheal (1989).
(A) Doing the real thing
(B) Reading
(C) Listening
(D) Seeing
(E) Both listening & seeing
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Hint:

Active learning methods (such as "Doing the real thing") yield much higher retention rates than passive methods (such as "Reading" or "Listening").

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B