BTEC HND: Applying Learning Theories in Human Resource Development

This report provides an overview of human resource development, focusing on different learning styles such as Kolb's learning style, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and Honey and Mumford's learning styles. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these styles for effective training within organizations like the Hilton Group. The report also discusses the role and importance of transfer of learning, highlighting how theoretical knowledge can be applied in practical workplace scenarios to improve employee performance. Furthermore, it explores various learning theories and their application in making workers understand the core objectives of a company, stressing the need for tailored training and development sessions based on individual learning styles. The report concludes with a summary of leadership styles acceptance characteristics and methods related to activists, pragmatists, reflectors, and theorists.

HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT

1.1Different learning styles
There are various learning styles which describes the
learning ability of persons. These styles help in
identifying the learning ability of individuals so that
an appropriate style can be applied to make them
learn things easily.

Cont..
Some different learning styles are:
 Kolb's learning style
 Myers Briggs Type indicator
 Honey and Mumford's learning styles

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The Hilton group of hotels can adopt the same concept
which will make the learning process simple and quick
for its employees. So, the manager of HR department
has embraced the Honey and Mumford theory which
explains four kinds of learning styles:
 Activists
 Pragmatists
 Theorist
 Reflectors

Learning styles

1.2 Role and importance of transfer of
learning
Learning curves depict the continuous
transformation in an individual due to his/her
experiences in any field. The Hilton hotel should
apply this concept so that it can make improvement
in employees as per the needs of changing business
environment.

Learning curve

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The above diagram clearly shows that, with
increasing time and experience, the performance
of a person gets improved and finally the
efficiency gets better with increased number of
attempts. This ensures that mentioned hotel can
improve the performance efficiency of employees
by giving them proper time to improve them by
practising their work repeatedly.

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Transfer of learning: The concept of transferring
the knowledge refers to apply the theoretical
knowledge learned by an individual in practical
life at workplace. So, the said company should
identify the learning styles of employees so that
the training can be arranged accordingly. This will
help in making learners quick in grabbing the
concepts that are useful to learn and apply at
workplace.

1.3 Learning styles and theories
Theories of learning help in understanding the
abstract of different functions which are useful in
organisation. With the help of theories, Hilton can
make their workers able to understand the core
objective of company along with process to
execute it. So, theories used in company should be
according to the needs of an enterprise. The
training and development sessions should be
arranged according to needs and learning styles of
individual.

LEADERSHIP
STYLES
ACCEPTANCE CHARACTERISTIC METHODS
ACTIVISTS These learners are
active and always try
to gain new
knowledge. They
prefer practical aspects
for learning.
Open minded and
more innovative
and enthusiasm.
Simulation and role
play
PRAGMATIST They have the attitude
of learning through
proper problem solving
attitude accepting
challenges.
Risk taker and like
to take initiative
for learning.
Practical
presentations.
REFLECTORS They learn through
observations and
making develop their
own thinking and
perceptions.
They are peaceful
and use to reflect
learning through
observations.
Workshops and
videos.
THEORISTS They do not prefer
theoretical learning and
develop logical
thinking for learning.
More analytic and
practical.
Lectures and
Discussions

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