More Bogus Percentages. This time on Wikipedia.
In what has become an eternal vigil against the myth that "People remember 10% of what they..." I just hit the jackpot with the help of Jay Banks who just sent me an email.
The Wikipedia entry for Edgar Dale had two incorrect references to the bogus numbers that I talk about so often (see my blog category Myths and Worse). I fixed it today, I hope for good.
Here's what it looked like:
And here's what it looked like in Wikipedia:
For those who are shocked that information on the internet might be wrong—or that Wikipedia might be wrong—see my previous entries about Wikipedia (1st Most-Recent).
I keep finding this information, and hearing it at several conferences, that I attend.
Posted by: Michael Cardus | Wednesday, 14 November 2007 at 06:33 PM
I keep seeing papers and pages that quote a "Weiss-McGrath study published by McGraw Hill" showing similar statistics, but I can't seem to find the actual study, report or citation anywhere. Any idea if this is legit?
Posted by: Ella Holst | Friday, 23 November 2007 at 11:50 AM
Yeah, but many contend that Edgar Dale's cone is bogus.
Posted by: Praxislady | Tuesday, 11 December 2007 at 11:07 PM
Yeah, but many contend that Edgar Dale's cone is bogus.
Posted by: Praxislady | Tuesday, 11 December 2007 at 11:09 PM
I've seen several people cite John Medina's "brain rules" recently. Check out slides 2 & 3 for sensory integration, where he cites Dale but has numbers for his bar chart.
Posted by: Christy Tucker | Wednesday, 28 May 2008 at 10:07 AM
Hi Will
I have quoted you extensively in a piece for TrainingZone: http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=185067
So far, the response to the idea of myth-busting has been very positive.
Thank you for your work in this area.
Don
Posted by: Donald H Taylor | Monday, 30 June 2008 at 11:33 AM