November 2013 PMID 23758180

Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: a literature review.

Ken Masters

Mentions

46
Peak: 13 in Jun 2024
across 3 sources since Jan 2019

Extended reach

261,185
potential audience

Total likes

104

Video views

534

Mentions per month

Jan 2019 – Jul 2024

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter42 posts
  • YouTube2 videos
  • News2 articles

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The overall tone is dismissive, with posts labeling the pyramid as a myth and outright falsehoods, such as 'absolute rubbish' and questions about its origin, which demonstrate a focus on debunking rather than engagement. Words like 'myth', 'rubbish', and 'mythical' reflect strong skepticism, showing little interest or desire to accept the diagram's supposed influence, leading to very low impact in the ongoing discourse.

AgreementStrong disagreement

Most comments strongly criticize the pyramid, emphasizing it as myth or 'rubbish', indicating widespread disagreement with its validity.

InterestLow interest

Discussions show low curiosity, mainly dismissing the pyramid without exploring alternatives or deeper analysis.

EngagementLow engagement

Comments express dismissiveness and lack detailed discussion, with many posts curtailing the conversation with outright rejection.

ImpactLow impact

The ongoing negation and calling out the myth suggest the post about the pyramid has minimal influence in shaping medical education practices currently.

Abstract in brief

  • Edgar Dales Pyramid of Learning has been widely cited across various fields, including medical education, but the original sources and percentages it presents are often misleading or incorrect.
  • A review of studies from 1946 to 2012 found that many researchers misinterpreted the Pyramid, cited questionable sources, or used circular references, leading to confusion about actual retention rates.
  • Due to these issues, the widespread inappropriate citation of the Pyramid undermines the credibility of related research, and it is recommended that future work in medical education avoid referencing the Pyramid altogether.]

Top posts

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Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to browse my two papers on the topic: https://t.co/k7PnUBcrCU and https://t.co/LbDnUynAxT https://t.co/xeVr8yv7Xd

Jun 10, 2024 · 33 likes · 12 shares · 1,653 followers View post →
Ramiro Esparza
@docramiro · X

(4/4) Ref: DOI: 10.1111/medu.13813 y DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.800636

Jul 9, 2020 · 23 likes · 68,474 followers View post →
Ayako Shibata@女性の健康支援の活動中
@ayako700 · X

【悲報】(゜o゜;よくセミナーとかで紹介されてる「leaning pyramid」って根拠なかったんや。。。 Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review 2013https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/0142159X.2013.800636# https://t.co/XS8Qq8a3z6

Jan 4, 2019 · 15 likes · 4 shares · 12,682 followers View post →
Tim Fawns
@timbocop · X

@MaryJacobTEL1 @S_J_Lancaster See https://t.co/18SE2oDFJ6 by @itmeded

Nov 2, 2021 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 5,217 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

No, we DO NOT! Please stop repeating this myth. For more details, see: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/dzalp6rIyF

Jul 29, 2019 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 1,653 followers View post →
Raul Santiago
@santiagoraul · X

Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review https://t.co/hDuwNJBRio #FLresearch @larbeam

Feb 13, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 21,092 followers View post →

All mentions

Kim Nilsson @NoSubstitute
@no_substitute · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 16, 2024 · 12 shares · 446 followers View post →
Jenny Maria Nilsson
@jennymaria · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 16, 2024 · 12 shares · 12,822 followers View post →
Mauritus Maceiras
@MauritusM · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 15, 2024 · 12 shares · 606 followers View post →
إيـاس الـحـمـد | Eyas AlHamad
@Eyas_GH · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 11, 2024 · 12 shares · 796 followers View post →
Hassler S. Macías-Sánchez
@mac_hass2 · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 11, 2024 · 12 shares · 567 followers View post →
Teresa Hartman
@thartman2u · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 3,496 followers View post →
rye_rye_mats
@MatsRye · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 45 followers View post →
Sa'ad Lahri
@slahri7 · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 1,927 followers View post →
Miguel Galán de Juana
@mgalandejuana · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 7,408 followers View post →
Wolf Hautz
@wolfhautz · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 4,408 followers View post →
Saima Chaudhry
@drsaimach · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 153 followers View post →
Satid Thammasitboon, MD, MHPE
@DrSatid · X

RT @itmeded: Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to…

Jun 10, 2024 · 12 shares · 553 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

Please stop posting this abomination. If you'd like to see why it is absolute rubbish (apart from common sense), feel free to browse my two papers on the topic: https://t.co/k7PnUBcrCU and https://t.co/LbDnUynAxT https://t.co/xeVr8yv7Xd

Jun 10, 2024 · 33 likes · 12 shares · 1,653 followers View post →
Hatim Lahza حاتم لحظه
@halahza · X

رغم انتشار هذا الهرم الا انه لا توجد اي ادله علميه على صحته او صحة مصدره وخصوصا النسب المصاحبه لكل نشاط. للاستزاده: https://t.co/6OukPjUcY8 https://t.co/TsmUqaHm38

Nov 17, 2023 · 1 like · 282 followers View post →
Ilham Nugraha
@ilhamnug12 · X

@Smellmeee @NathPribady At least it is the second criticism to the pyramid I found https://t.co/e5vbbBcUyi

Sep 8, 2023 · 15,168 followers View post →
@jhengstler
@jhengstler · X

RT @timbocop: @jhengstler PS check out @itmeded's paper on Dale's Cone: https://t.co/18SE2oEdyE

Mar 2, 2023 · 2 shares · 3,812 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

RT @timbocop: @jhengstler PS check out @itmeded's paper on Dale's Cone: https://t.co/18SE2oEdyE

Mar 2, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,653 followers View post →
Tim Fawns
@timbocop · X

@jhengstler PS check out @itmeded's paper on Dale's Cone: https://t.co/18SE2oEdyE

Mar 2, 2023 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 5,217 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

RT @timbocop: @MaryJacobTEL1 @S_J_Lancaster See https://t.co/18SE2oDFJ6 by @itmeded

Nov 2, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,653 followers View post →
Simon Lancaster
@S_J_Lancaster · X

RT @timbocop: @MaryJacobTEL1 @S_J_Lancaster See https://t.co/18SE2oDFJ6 by @itmeded

Nov 2, 2021 · 3 shares · 7,372 followers View post →
Tim Fawns
@timbocop · X

@MaryJacobTEL1 @S_J_Lancaster See https://t.co/18SE2oDFJ6 by @itmeded

Nov 2, 2021 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 5,217 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

You might like to read about the history and the bogus nature of the Pyramid (or Cone) and its percentages of learning retention here: https://t.co/k7PnUBtuEU and here: https://t.co/9G41mbbm4h https://t.co/p0ZHnGfX2a

Aug 2, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,653 followers View post →
Ramiro Esparza
@docramiro · X

(4/4) Ref: DOI: 10.1111/medu.13813 y DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.800636

Jul 9, 2020 · 23 likes · 68,474 followers View post →
Jessica Chung
@dra_jessica · X

RT @santiagoraul: Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review https://t.co/hDuwNJBRio #FLresearch @larbeam

Feb 13, 2020 · 2 shares · 7,461 followers View post →
Flipped Classroom
@flippedlearn · X

RT @santiagoraul: Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review https://t.co/hDuwNJBRio #FLresearch @larbeam

Feb 13, 2020 · 2 shares · 24,534 followers View post →
Raul Santiago
@santiagoraul · X

Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review https://t.co/hDuwNJBRio #FLresearch @larbeam

Feb 13, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 21,092 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

RT @S_J_Lancaster: @dermott_paul Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review https://t.co/TZKlgJ48iq

Dec 6, 2019 · 1 share · 1,653 followers View post →
Simon Lancaster
@S_J_Lancaster · X

@dermott_paul Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review https://t.co/TZKlgJ48iq

Dec 2, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 7,372 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

Here's a challenge: I'll offer you (or anyone) a U$5,000 reward if you can show Edgar Dale's 1969 text with this pyramid or these figures. See https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm to read about why my money is safe. #education #meded https://t.co/6XW8Hnx4at

Sep 18, 2019 · 1 like · 1,653 followers View post →
Rhea Liang
@LiangRhea · X

RT @itmeded: No, we DO NOT! Please stop repeating this myth. For more details, see: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/dzalp6rIyF

Aug 12, 2019 · 3 shares · 19,265 followers View post →
Dr Joanna Tai
@DrJoannaT · X

RT @itmeded: No, we DO NOT! Please stop repeating this myth. For more details, see: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/dzalp6rIyF

Aug 12, 2019 · 3 shares · 3,186 followers View post →
Clare Morris
@MedEdClare · X

RT @itmeded: No, we DO NOT! Please stop repeating this myth. For more details, see: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/dzalp6rIyF

Aug 12, 2019 · 3 shares · 3,857 followers View post →
Dr Jonathan NIYOTWAMBAZA, MD
@JNiyotwambaza · X

RT @itmeded: No, I'm afraid Edgar Dale did not do that. See more details at: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/OKwHuwXuGE

Aug 2, 2019 · 1 share · 376 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

No, I'm afraid Edgar Dale did not do that. See more details at: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/OKwHuwXuGE

Aug 2, 2019 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,653 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

If you have based your training platform on this Edgar Dale myth, then I recommend you re-evalaute it seriously. See more details at: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/6dLiuQyA26

Jul 29, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,653 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

No, we DO NOT! Please stop repeating this myth. For more details, see: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm https://t.co/dzalp6rIyF

Jul 29, 2019 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 1,653 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

@larrykim Neat, but entirely mythical. For a start, how many teachers can remember 95% (60%? 30? 20%?) of everything they have ever taught? For details of this myth, see: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm

Jun 13, 2019 · 1,653 followers View post →
Ken Masters
@itmeded · X

@SuperCamp Unfortunately, although these figures are neat, they are not true, and Edgar Dale never did say any of this. See more details at: https://t.co/k7PnUBbTNm #MedEd #education #teach

Jun 13, 2019 · 1,653 followers View post →
marillen dorf
@xmarillenx · X

RT @ayako700: 【悲報】(゜o゜;よくセミナーとかで紹介されてる「leaning pyramid」って根拠なかったんや。。。 Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature re…

Jan 5, 2019 · 4 shares · 208 followers View post →
ふぃる@退局宣言中!
@filu__ · X

RT @ayako700: 【悲報】(゜o゜;よくセミナーとかで紹介されてる「leaning pyramid」って根拠なかったんや。。。 Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature re…

Jan 5, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,153 followers View post →
ソーシャ
@pic_chie · X

RT @ayako700: 【悲報】(゜o゜;よくセミナーとかで紹介されてる「leaning pyramid」って根拠なかったんや。。。 Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature re…

Jan 5, 2019 · 4 shares · 2,095 followers View post →
Ayako Shibata@女性の健康支援の活動中
@ayako700 · X

【悲報】(゜o゜;よくセミナーとかで紹介されてる「leaning pyramid」って根拠なかったんや。。。 Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: A literature review 2013https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/0142159X.2013.800636# https://t.co/XS8Qq8a3z6

Jan 4, 2019 · 15 likes · 4 shares · 12,682 followers View post →