P1 Unit 1
In this section of assignment I am going to be discussing influences on effective learning methods and how time, specific learning needs, relationships, responsibilities and environment and access to resources have an effect on the learning environment of an individual.
Honey and Mumford and David Kolb
Honey and Mumford developed a theory about adults and the way they learned. Kolb is the inspiration for a large numbers of theorists. For example, Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles questionnaire is directly from Kolb 's theory. What Honey and Mumford then did was rather than asking individuals directly how they learnt, they gave them a questionnaire that analyses overall behavioural trends and their reasoning is most people have never consciously measured how they really learn.
Honey and Mumford identified four learning preferences.
Firstly they identified the reflector, this style is when an individual preferred to learn from activities in which they watch, think and have time to think things over after what they have been taught. Secondly they identified the thorniest learning style, this style of learning is when an individual prefers to think things over and take step by step making a plan and analysing what they have to do. The third style of learning is the pragmatist style, this style is when someone preferred to be hands on and experiment with what they have and to see if it works, this style doesn’t involve any thinking, it is just a hands on and get on with it task. The fourth and finally learning style is the activist style, this style involves individuals who prefer to challenge new experiences, role play and they tend to like anything new that involves problem solving and small group discussions.
Kolb’s model of learning is basically the same, although there are a couple of differences.
David Kolb’s learning theory sets out four distinct learning styles which are based on a four stage learning cycle.
The first stage of Kolb’s cycle is
Honey and Mumford and David Kolb
Honey and Mumford developed a theory about adults and the way they learned. Kolb is the inspiration for a large numbers of theorists. For example, Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles questionnaire is directly from Kolb 's theory. What Honey and Mumford then did was rather than asking individuals directly how they learnt, they gave them a questionnaire that analyses overall behavioural trends and their reasoning is most people have never consciously measured how they really learn.
Honey and Mumford identified four learning preferences.
Firstly they identified the reflector, this style is when an individual preferred to learn from activities in which they watch, think and have time to think things over after what they have been taught. Secondly they identified the thorniest learning style, this style of learning is when an individual prefers to think things over and take step by step making a plan and analysing what they have to do. The third style of learning is the pragmatist style, this style is when someone preferred to be hands on and experiment with what they have and to see if it works, this style doesn’t involve any thinking, it is just a hands on and get on with it task. The fourth and finally learning style is the activist style, this style involves individuals who prefer to challenge new experiences, role play and they tend to like anything new that involves problem solving and small group discussions.
Kolb’s model of learning is basically the same, although there are a couple of differences.
David Kolb’s learning theory sets out four distinct learning styles which are based on a four stage learning cycle.
The first stage of Kolb’s cycle is
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