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
Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth.
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This analysis reflects a strong consensus against the Pyramid, illustrated by examples like posts calling it 'rubbish,' 'a myth,' and emphasizing its lack of evidence, with phrases like 'kill the myth' and 'stop the insanity' highlighting the tone of firm rejection and deep engagement with the topic.
Most posts strongly oppose the Pyramid, using phrases like 'abomination,' 'rubbish,' and 'myth,' clearly showing near-universal disagreement.
The discussions demonstrate high interest, with many references to detailed papers, articles, and calls to stop propagating the myth, indicating active engagement.
Posts include specific critiques, such as emphasizing the lack of evidence and pointing out the myth's persistence, showing deep involvement in debunking the concept.
The widespread condemnation and calls to cease sharing the Pyramid suggest the discussion has significant influence on medical education practices and beliefs.
Abstract in brief
- Despite efforts to debunk it, citations of Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning continue to grow in medical education literature, with new sources endorsing or refuting it.
- Researchers often refer to the Pyramid even when acknowledging its flaws, partly because refutations are diplomatically worded, leading to continued belief in the myth.
- To effectively dispel the myth, the article emphasizes the need for a clear and decisive statement condemning the Pyramid and demanding transparent evidence from the original research sources.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyDespite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being increasingly used in medical education & shows no signs of abating https://t.co/9KaOzbwmac @asmeofficial @tasme_uk @jasme_uk #mededmythology
(4/4) Ref: DOI: 10.1111/medu.13813 y DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.800636
Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and gave up... https://t.co/8G8a3dI6lk https://t.co/8yJCCAVMFV
Another great #PGCertMedEd day at @Cambridge_ICE with @cam_med_lib Enjoyed discussing Pyramid of Learning model, but on exploring these % statistics have no evidence base (or connection to E Dale) + are myth @MedEd_Journal (not unusual for MedEd models?) https://t.co/ELts4T9Aep https://t.co/iGY0Kzhemq
"The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details about the original research, their version must also be treated as rubbish." https://t.co/T3WgW4UA8G Evidence based takedown of the learning pyramid.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
This paper is fascinating. The learning pyramid is based on no information, and papers that discredit it are just used to support it because people don't read them in their entirety. https://t.co/tuC0cZoLaU
RT @DrSatid: @_PhilWhite @JonathanTummons @theartcriminal https://t.co/PQEN3tIKoX
@_PhilWhite @JonathanTummons @theartcriminal https://t.co/PQEN3tIKoX
Au passage, la pyramide de l'apprentissage montrée dans les PDF a l'air bidon: https://t.co/BgvSFrsAIz https://t.co/I2fy9tUrCK
RT @J_Argueso: "La Pirámide es basura, las estadísticas son basura y no provienen de Edgar Dale. Hasta que el NTL pueda proporcionar detall…
"La Pirámide es basura, las estadísticas son basura y no provienen de Edgar Dale. Hasta que el NTL pueda proporcionar detalles sobre la investigación original, su versión también debe tratarse como basura" https://t.co/aEVXRhTdEl https://t.co/FzGNTrLXQF
You remember 5% from a lecture by 90% from teaching others. FALSE! The Learning Pyramid has little evidence behind it but yet it still propagates. (and yes showing the picture makes it worse because we associate truth from images) https://t.co/i7J6wjtjwF https://t.co/kkqLLjaMoF
RT @hennif: @RoarStovner @lucas_jeno Aha. Det er dels min erfaring (som fagfelle, redaktør mm.). Men det finnes også dem som bruker mye ene…
@RoarStovner @lucas_jeno Aha. Det er dels min erfaring (som fagfelle, redaktør mm.). Men det finnes også dem som bruker mye energi på mythbusting innen utdanningsforskning, f.eks. https://t.co/yPTSgx0Xm2 eller https://t.co/9xomUSj6mo Svake forskningstradisjoner, kurs/konsulenter mm. må dele skylden.
@fjrascon @Sessep_Esp @ceuemumu @juliomayol @alfredocorell @EnriquedeAlava @HealthySim @mgalandejuana @brizatica @_CEEM @ciberfefo También este artículo de @itmeded sobre la famosa pirámide... "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale"
@hellulliano https://t.co/vBX83oHdfQ
RT @JamesAshcroftMD: Another great #PGCertMedEd day at @Cambridge_ICE with @cam_med_lib Enjoyed discussing Pyramid of Learning model, but…
RT @JamesAshcroftMD: Another great #PGCertMedEd day at @Cambridge_ICE with @cam_med_lib Enjoyed discussing Pyramid of Learning model, but…
Another great #PGCertMedEd day at @Cambridge_ICE with @cam_med_lib Enjoyed discussing Pyramid of Learning model, but on exploring these % statistics have no evidence base (or connection to E Dale) + are myth @MedEd_Journal (not unusual for MedEd models?) https://t.co/ELts4T9Aep https://t.co/iGY0Kzhemq
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
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
RT @MedEducTurkey: End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these wor…
End of a myth... Ken Masters @itmeded describes weak scientific backround of Dale's Learning pyramid by using these words: "To kill the myth ... The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale." @MedEd_Journal: https://t.co/4jWOPZIrel https://t.co/93zmP3rbSW
Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/D0XJukgFbQ
(4/4) Ref: DOI: 10.1111/medu.13813 y DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.800636
RT @jitterted: To put it clearly: “The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL…
RT @jitterted: To put it clearly: “The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL…
“refutations use too polite academic wording..."disputed" or "debated." To kill the myth of the Pyramid, it is necessary for this article's Abstract to state unequivocally: The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish” - yup. Let that sink in. https://t.co/tJoSBhhsi6
To put it clearly: “The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details about the original research, their version must also be treated as rubbish.” from https://t.co/IdNleThMPR https://t.co/BK7ql2hWDT
RT @timbocop: @catspyjamasnz @neilmosley5 More on this by @itmeded https://t.co/eyJuw62yTk It's everywhere :-( It doesn't take much thin…
@catspyjamasnz @neilmosley5 More on this by @itmeded https://t.co/eyJuw62yTk It's everywhere :-( It doesn't take much thinking to see that it makes no sense, surely?
Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/kzic9wD4Tc
#EdgarDale's #PyramidOfLearning in medical #education: Further expansion of the #myth.
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
RT @MedEd_Journal: Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being i…
Despite clear indications that the "Pyramid of Learning" is indeed mythical, Masters @itmeded outlines how it is being increasingly used in medical education & shows no signs of abating https://t.co/9KaOzbwmac @asmeofficial @tasme_uk @jasme_uk #mededmythology
Elliot, I'm afraid that Edgar Dale did not show that in his Cone of Experience (or anywhere else). See more details of the myth at: https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ https://t.co/eeCqnatBRw
Dwight, you might like to see an article explaining that this pyramid and its percentages are a myth, and should not be cited. https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ https://t.co/bYj7YWaTIi
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
No. https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ https://t.co/aJrZBZUGRE
Mark, I'm afraid not. https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ https://t.co/xAjrFkVpwE
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @hughgifford: Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and…
RT @itmeded: It would really be appreciated if people could stop tweeting this erroneous pyramid. For more details, please see https://t.co…
Amazing. As a medical student ten years ago I struggled to find the original reference for the Pyramid if Learning.... and gave up... https://t.co/8G8a3dI6lk https://t.co/8yJCCAVMFV
It would really be appreciated if people could stop tweeting this erroneous pyramid. For more details, please see https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ (Poor Edgar Dale :-(. https://t.co/XyFH75Aqve
RT @itmeded: You might like to see the recent update to this article on Edgar Dale at: https://t.co/iudMqpaAXW #meded https://t.co/WmfibVx…
You might like to see the recent update to this article on Edgar Dale at: https://t.co/iudMqpaAXW #meded https://t.co/WmfibVxY2a
RT @milagrostapiam: Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/TDM4MTYixw
RT @milagrostapiam: Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/TDM4MTYixw
RT @milagrostapiam: Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/TDM4MTYixw
Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/TDM4MTYixw
RT @AdamPersky: Some things won't die...like the Learning Pyramid. Stop the insanity! https://t.co/2qwHOESG8B #MedEd #PharmEd @AACPharmacy…
Some things won't die...like the Learning Pyramid. Stop the insanity! https://t.co/2qwHOESG8B #MedEd #PharmEd @AACPharmacy @AAMC
You may wish to think twice before using this Pyramid; unfortunately, it has been thoroughly debunked as rubbish. For more details, see https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ https://t.co/FFwDwyk9Rm
Charles, you may need to re-think using Pyramid also. In short, it is simply based on nothing. For more details, see: https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ https://t.co/b2QgrNM33c
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @CRISMedEd: Educators, Please be careful when you apply any Educ principles. After all attempts to eliminate this false evidene, this st…
RT @CRISMedEd: Educators, Please be careful when you apply any Educ principles. After all attempts to eliminate this false evidene, this st…
Educators, Please be careful when you apply any Educ principles. After all attempts to eliminate this false evidene, this still happens. Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth https://t.co/ofitavlRtJ https://t.co/FQqDdSemgk
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
RT @DrJoannaT: "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details…
"The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details about the original research, their version must also be treated as rubbish." https://t.co/T3WgW4UA8G Evidence based takedown of the learning pyramid.
RT @itmeded: No, John-Mabun, I'm afraid we don't. https://t.co/iudMqpaAXW #meded #education #edgardale https://t.co/f7quMtog1J
Edgar Dale's Pyramid of Learning in medical education: Further expansion of the myth. https://t.co/PE3RIEvFRT
For those interested in Edgar Dale's #Pyramid of Learning in #meded, you might like to see my (rather harsh) updated paper published yesterday at: https://t.co/9G41maTLcJ #myth #education
I love this take down of The Learning Pyramid. "The Pyramid is rubbish, the statistics are rubbish, and they do not come from Edgar Dale. Until the NTL can provide details about the original research, their version must also be treated as rubbish." https://t.co/XW67E1he2G
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