Types of Learning Styles and Theories : Report
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Human ResourceDevelopment
ContentsINTORDUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1............................................................................................................................................31.1 Comparison of various styles of learning..............................................................................31.2 Role of learning curve and importance of transferring learning............................................41.3 Contribution of learning theories and styles in design a learning event................................54.1 Role of government in training and development.................................................................54.2 Impact of competency movement on public and private sectors...........................................64.3 Training initiatives contribute in human resource development...........................................7TASK 2............................................................................................................................................82.1 Training needs for staff working at various level in an organization....................................82.2 Advantages and disadvantages of various training methods used in an organization...........82.3 Systematic approach to plan training and development for a training event.........................93.1 Evaluation by a suitable technique......................................................................................103.2 Evaluation of a training event..............................................................................................103.3 Success of evaluation methods............................................................................................11CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
INTORDUCTIONHuman resource development is a concept which is use to develop quality of an individual and develop skills in him so he can perform a specific job in an enterprise in an effective way. This whole concept is very wide and consist various findings and knowledge. Both training and development are the most important part of this concept (Bamberger, Biron and Meshoulam, 2014). Large number of training methods with their own advantage and disadvantages are there and this play a big role so it is very essential that right training method must be used by an employer for employees of company. Sun Court, based in United Kingdom istaken under this report for study. Various type of learning styles and theories and importance of transferring knowledge and learning at workplace is all given under this report. Further, role of learning curve, need of training at various level of organization, different type of training methods with its effectiveness in enterprise is all mentioned under this. Design of a training program with evaluation process is also given in this. Along with this, role of government in training and development programs enterprises, impact of competency movement on various public and private sectors and contribution of training initiatives in human resource developmentis all detailed in this report.TASK 11.1 Comparison of various styles of learningLearning is defined as a act of acquire knowledge, behavior, values and skills or modify the previous ones. Basically , it is a process which deals with how, what and why. True learning is a result of consistent process and it is something which does not happen with just a sudden. Previous learning and past knowledge of an individual play a big role in it. Numberof learning theories are there which can be used by an individual. Some authors conclude thatlearning is outcome of active participation while some other said that it is something which comes from a social exposure. Number of learning theories are there but comparison of two popular learning styles is given under: Kolb’s learning style: As per the views of David Kolb, individuals follow four learning stylesbased on a learning cycle. These learning styles can be understood by following points:Diverging learning style: Under this learning style, individuals first watch and observe rather than doing anything immediately. Basically this is a people focused style of learning and the job which these kind of individuals require is more of brainwork rather than any kind of physical effort.Assimilating learning style: In this, individuals follow their logical knowledge. Theseare the individuals who are good in research and focus on concept rather than individuals.Converging learning style: This is another learning style which focus more on practical knowledge. Individuals who follow this are good solving practical issues.
Accommodating learning style: Individuals who follow this type of learning follow their inner emotions and feeling. They do not think about any kind of logic as they follow their intuition. These are the people who do not carry any type of research and work on the finding of others people. Honey and Mumford’s style: Honey and Mumford suggests four styles of learning which are as follows:Activists learning style: This learning style is for those individuals who like to experiencenew things. These are the one who like to face new issues and do not bother about the consequences. Reflectors learning style: Under this, an individual use various sources of data collection to collect information and after that they reach to any conclusion. These type of people like to view other’s opinion and ideas before start their own research. Theorists learning style: Individuals who use this style of learning are the one who formulate and implement their own theories with their past experience and knowledge.Pragmatics learning style: These are the individuals who like to experiment new theories.They consider problems as challenges.Different individuals follow different style of learning. Every style of learning has own results and benefits so an individual can apply any style of learning as per his requirement to get best results.1.2 Role of learning curve and importance of transferring learningLearning curve is the one which affect the whole learning process of an individual as this represent the track record of performance of an individual (Luthans and et. al., 2010). Importanceof learning curve and transferring learning at workplace can be understood by following:Role of learning curve:Learning curve is a graphical representation this is the one which represent the increase or decrease of learning in an individual in context to experience. It is an effective tools for evaluating the impact of any learning program as this represent the track record. Basically this curve is used to identify the main key elements of learner’s progress in order to make a effective education policy for him. One of the main use of learning curve is on set up incentives for individuals or for planning resource requirement. Importance of transferring learning to workplace:Every type of kind of enterprise whether it is small, medium or is a large one conduct some kind of training and learning programs for its workers. Organizations invest their funds, time and energy to enhance the skills of individuals in order to make them able to survive in
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