The writer explains Edgar Dale’s Learning Pyramid (Cone of Learning), which ranks study methods by retention rate — from passive lecture (5%) and reading (10%) to active practice-by-doing (75%) and teaching others (90%). The model distinguishes passive methods (lecture, reading, audio-visual), which involve low learner engagement and weaker retention, from active methods (demonstration, discussion, practise, … Continue reading How students gain and retain knowledge based on cone of learning