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Learning Styles

Refers to different ways that we learn

Different learning styles soUse a variety of delivery

techniques

Visual, auditory and kinesthetic

Visual learners need to see what’s going on so

include handouts demonstrations and visual displays in the training

Auditory learner like discussion, listening and Q and A activities

Kinesthetic learners like practical's team activities and role plays

Pragmatist

Like to try out new theories

Act quickly on ideas

Make practical decisions

Activist learnerAre open minded about anything

new

Like to be centre of attention

Motto is “you should try anything once’

Reflective learnersGood listeners

Stand back and watch others

Keeps a low profile

Motto “ be cautious”

SummaryDifferent learners will enjoy

different styles of training

Facilitators must vary their approaches to engage all the learners

Learners engage in different ways

Learning principles

Must:Engage the learnersInclude modeling as a learning toolConnect the learning to life

experiencesAdults need to know why Teacher sets agendaLearner needs to encourage

learner independence

Learning Theories-How the learning occurs

Behavioural learning: learn from activities that are observable

Cognitive: brain based learning-active process of acquiring remembering and using knowledge

Constructivist Learning :a practical but personal process applying new ideas to construct knowledge.

Information Processing : This involves chunking and short term memory which can only hold 5 to 9 chunks of information. Learning is defined as the use and application of short term memory.

Situational learning takes place in the same context in which it is apllied is enivironmental and work based

Problem based learning : Encourages learners to become independent and creative thinkers closely linking them with the learning content

Pedagogy: Based on instruction being passed from the teacher to learner, teachers direct the learning process and take responsibility.

Andragogy : Is defined as the process of engaging adult learners. Planning and evaluation ,experience. Topics relevant to here and now, and problem centred.