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On Thursday, May 28, you asked for help in finding an original source to
quote as "XXX (=visuals; multimedia; video...> can increase learning
retention:"10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we hear and see
70% of what we say and write
90% of what we say and do"
The above quote was adapted from Edgar Dale's "Cone of Experience"--it
appeared in _Educational Media_ by Winman & Meierhenry and was published
by Charles Merrill in 1969.
