The Learner's Need to Know
This answers the "why" for your Learners.
What is Relevancy?
It is a statement that tells Learners what they will be able to do at the end of the training or the class.
What is an Objective?
This type of Learner prefers to learn by seeing.
Who is a Visual Learner?
This is the type of learning that most appeals to adults, because it helps them solve their real-world problems.
What is Life-Centered Learning?
At this level, a person is said to be unconsciously incompetent; they don't know what they don't know.
What is Level One?
Name two differences between education and training.
1. Education is a divergent form of learning; Training is a convergent form of learning.
2. Education is about gaining knowledge; Training is about practicing the skills related to or required for a trade, occupation, or profession.
3. Education is an act or experience that helps shape the mind or character of an individual; Training prepares People for jobs that are based on practical activities and the Learner directly develops expertise in a particular technique.
This type of Learner prefers to learn by doing.
Who is a Kinesthetic (or hands-on) Learner?
Also known as “WIIFM”, this is the vantage point of relevancy from which adults approach learning.
What is the "What's In It For Me?"
A person at this level is so skilled and experienced, it is often said they could do a particular task in their sleep.
What is Level Four (or Unconsciously Competent)?
In this style of learning, the focus of the classroom is on the Teacher, and the information comes from him or her.
What is Education?
This type of Learner may benefit more from lectures.
Who is an Auditory Learner?
This is the opposite of life-centered learning, and was the type of learning generally employed in school.
What is Subject-Centered Learning?
A person attending recurrent training is likely to be at these two levels of learning.
What is Level Three and Level Four?
This type of learning is said to be convergent, with People coming in with a variety of experiences, yet they learn how to do a task or skill in essentially the same manner.
What is Training?
Objectives appeal most to the Learner with this type of thinking pattern preference.
Who is a Global Learner?
In addition to relevancy, this type of feedback can also be used to motivate adults.
What is Positive Feedback?
These are two of the five different methods for creating relevancy.
What are (any two of the following methods)
1. Sharing how learning the skill will help them in their job?
2. Sharing how not learning the skill could be detrimental?
3. Asking Learners for examples of how this skill could be useful?
4. Sharing success stories of those who used the skill?
5. Using an experiential exercise to create relevancy?
These are two of the ethics of training adults.
What are (any two of the following)
1. Preserving the integrity of the Learner?
2. Encouraging honest attempts?
3. Praising in public, correcting in private?
4. Being upfront about expectations on what they will be tested upon?
5. Making exercises and tests relevant, and avoiding trick questions?
6. Accepting that we, as Instructors, don’t always have the right answer?
7. Being respectful of Learner’s experiences?
8. Never discouraging Learner questions?
It increases recall and retention of the Learner, especially if done frequently and over time.
What is a Review?
These are two of the six human needs.
What are (any two of the following)
1. Certainty?
2. Uncertainty (or Variety)?
3. Significance (or Meaning)?
4. Love (or Connection)?
5. Growth?
6. Contribution?