Principles of Individual Learning
Much has been studied and written about how adults learn. For our purpose here, we will focus on what researchers identify as key principles that describe most adults most of the time (there are exceptions). Keep these twelve principles in mind as you design learning experiences for yourself and for your employees, and as you help employees design their own learning experiences.
12 PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING
1. No two people learn in exactly the same way.
2. Employees can be ordered to do something new, but they cannot be forced to learn.
3. Adults are motivated to learn by significant work and life changes, and when they believe that what they will learn will help them cope with those changes.
4. For ...
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