HRD Task 1: Learning Styles, Learning Curves, and Theories

This report analyzes learning styles, focusing on the VARK model (visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic), Kolb's learning cycle (concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, active experimentation), and the Honey and Mumford learning styles (activist, theorist, pragmatist, reflector). It then explores the role of the learning curve, including standard and steep curves, and the benefits of transfer learning. The report further discusses the contribution of learning theories to the planning of learning events, considering duration, environment, activities, and presentation methods. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding these concepts for effective training and development within organizations like Pizza Express, highlighting how these theories can be applied to improve employee learning and performance. The report includes references to relevant HR management literature.

Human Resource Development
Task 1

1.1 Learning Styles Model
INTRODUCTION
Learning style can be defined as a method of acquiring , processing and
manipulating the information. This presentation is about Pizza express
restautrant and line manager who provide tranning to their cook. in which they
focus on the quality prospective. So the learning style will be different for
every single units, because they works for different kind of people and for
different countries.

Learning Models
 VARK Model
 Kolb Learning Style
 Honey and Mumford Model

VARK Style of Learning
 V: visual
 A: aural
 R: read
 K: kinesthetic

EXAMPLE OF VARK
V: visual-For pizza express restaurant, visual learning is a essential one
because of which various help charts are available that assist to quick
learning.
A: aural-Restaurant employee can learn with more effectively when some
audios are available to them that assist to learn the chapter with more
quick manner.
R: read-Reading shows the own efficiency towards the learning so that it
is important for individual growth. With the help of manual reports and
assignment employee get and overview for learning.
K: anesthetic-As mentioned in the above explanation in which kinesthetic
is about read video. This video included how an individual take
initiative towards the learning so that restaurant staff can take it as a
guideline of learning.

Kolb Learning Cycle
• Concrete experience the learner learn with activities.
• Reflective observation is learner learn with his experience.
• Abstract conceptualization here learner conceptualize a theory of what
is observed.
• Active experimentation here learner gathered his information and
implement it on the plans and the forthcoming work.

Honey and Mumford Learning Style
Activist
•Activist are those who learn by doing, and always get ready to do work in
any situation.
The orist
•Theorist are they who need a concept and model in their learning process.
Pragmatist
•Pragmatist ,who need to be able to put the learning into practice.
Reflector
•Reflector they are the observer and thinker, they take time in execution
because they collects data, questionnaire.

1.2 Role of Learning Curve
Meaning of role learning curve
• The role of learning curve and the importance- after learning the time of
implementation of the knowledge on work plan and execution of the
plan, and after a period of time to checkout the learner performance, the
learning curve shows the the rate of improvement of the learner.
Its used in the Pizza express restaurant or any other organization
• It is a graphical representation of performance in which line manager can
concern with the learner progress. It describes the variable and progress
of an individual who is working in the entity.

Cont. Steep curve and Standard curve.
Transfer of Learning
With the help of two learning curve, they can transfer learning and
transferring knowledge. Line manager of restaurant can learn their
individuals as per the requirement and also focus on the quick learning.
Here both curves are listed below that shows how transferring of
learning is take place.
• The standard curve
• The steep curve

1.2-Benefits of transfer learning curve
Transfering learning curve having various benifits and this is
also essential for restaurant staff because of which learning
become more improving. Here some points are listed below
that shows, in which way transfer learning is essential.
• Complex learning leads to learn more trhings.
• Enhance positive attitude
• Difficult task learn in a very short period of time.

1.3-Contribution of Learning Theories
Process of planning a learning event
What is learned and what have got is resembled in forthcoming works,
when a learner turned into in employee. V.A.R.K, Kolb's and Honey
and Mumford provides different style of learning to understand the
way of training and way of learning.
Duration and environment
The duration of training is one month because every individual having
their own capacity towards the learning.

Cont.
Activities
As it is industry related with restaurant than they can prefers the
V.A.R.K style because learn with videos and audio to get the
trends and learn about the updated style they could choose this
style of learning.
Presentation method
Line manager can make presentations through this because
presentation is initial part of this kind of training.
learning objective
Learning speed and style are differed to person and every work
format have a different style, so from these theories employers
could train their staff.