Understanding the Learning Process

Understanding the
Learning Process

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in Fact Sheet..................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Explaining distinct ways in which learning can occur within workplace of health and
social care....................................................................................................................................1
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
Covered on Brochure...................................................................................................................4
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Describing factors to be taken into consideration at the time of planning workplace
learning programme.....................................................................................................................4
3.2 Presenting relevant teaching strategies for supporting learning of others for workplace of
health and social care...................................................................................................................5
3.3 Suggesting strategies to deliver as well as assess learning in health and social care
workplace.....................................................................................................................................5
4.1 Explaining barriers to learn which maybe encountered by people within workplace of
health and social care...................................................................................................................6
4.2 Methods for identification of learning needs.........................................................................7
4.3 Supporting of individual learning needs................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Learning is delineated to an activity that involves acquisition of new values,
understanding, preferences and choices (Ilse, Tomczak and Welling, 2018). Similarly, learning
process is said to set of stages through which an individual passes to gain new understanding,
skills and values. The results of learning process are seen in changes within behaviours as an
outcome of experience. It involves various variables that interact as learners works for their
objective to incorporate new aspects which adds range of diverse learning experiences. The aim
of the assessment is to develop understanding about various learning theories. Styles and
application of strategies in workplace of health and social care. The selected health and social
care for the assessment is NHS which is public funded entity of United Kingdom that aspires
highest standards of professionalism along with excellence to provide safe, effective and high
quality of care to patients.
The unit covers understanding of impacts of learning styles on learning by people and
gaining knowledge about the ways to support individual learning needs within workers of health
and social care.
TASK 1
Covered in Fact Sheet
TASK 2
1.2 Explaining distinct ways in which learning can occur within workplace of health and social
care
Learning is gaining some new knowledge for performing working in different manner.
Organisational learning is termed to creating, retaining understanding within boundaries of entity
(Kamhawy, Chan and Mondoux, 2020). At workplace, learning occurs in multiple ways. As per
the case study, Elma started her learning about situation of Mr. Smith from initial stage of the
Kolb's Learning Cycle. It is also known as learning theory which is propounded by David Kolb
which comprises four stages of gaining experience wherein a person who is learning something
generally touches all the bases. In relevance to Elma, she performed different practices in each of
subsequent stages that are as follows:
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Concrete Experience: In the stage of learning, a person encounters a new situation or
reinterprets existing experience. The stage is structured to help individual to become actively
engaged in performing something. In association to Elma, she involved in new experience with
Mr Smith so to treat the heath issues that are faced by the person at residential home. She was
aware that it is significant for Mr Smith to communicate with other people.
Reflective observation: Once concrete experience is developed then the next is reflective
observation of some new experience (Goh, 2020). In this stage, people watch others as well as
develop observations related to own experience. Herein, Elma talked to one of care assistant
about the situation and analysed that Mr Smith have ability of reading lips. Further, Elma
thought about the conversation and realised she was not sitting in the position in which Mr Smith
was able to see her face. Then, she went to the patient and pulled her chair facing Mr Smith so to
start talking. Later, she realised that Mr Smith is very talkative and needs interruption to stop.
Abstract conceptualisation: The stage gives rise to new idea along with modification in
present concepts. People create theories for explaining observations at the stage. In relevance to
Elma, she modified her present way of performing through changing the place or position by
sitting facing Mr Smith so that the patient is able to read her lip and respond accordingly. Herein,
on the basis of analysing own activities, Elma gained an experience to treat the patient form
reflecting observation stage.
Active experimentation: The stage helps the learner to apply ideas in real world nearby
them so to see what happens (Ovie and Barrantes, 2020). In this stage, a learner applies an idea
for analyse what happens to a situation through experimentation of some activity. In accordance
to the case study, Elma have changed her chair position and sat opposite of Mr Smith where the
patient was able to see her and read lipsing. With this, she gained favourable result that is Mr
Smith is huge talkative as Elma asked about the family and many other information. Even, Elma
have to interrupt in talking of Mr Smith through giving tea.
With Kolb’s Learning Cycle, it is analysed that Elma started her learning from Reflective
observation when she analysed that the sitting position was not accurate while trying to
communicate with Mr Smith (GÜNEŞ, 2017). Further, on this stage, Elma have learned or
gained favourable experience about issues of Mr Smith and the solutions to overcome them.
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