Self Managed Learning
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Evaluate approaches to self managed learning
Propose ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be encouraged
Evaluate the benefits of self managed learning to the individual and organization
Self-managed learning (SML) is a concept, which has had a lot of speculation and has a variety of different interpretations. A broad definition of SML is a process in which individuals manage their own learning and are responsible for controlling how, when, what, why, and where they learn. SML refers to ‘self-generated thoughts, feelings and behaviors’ that are oriented to attaining goals’ (Zimmerman, 2000). (1).
It’s about setting goals for learning by understanding the purpose of what you want to achieve. At the beginning of the 20th century phycology has become more of a science and the interest of how individuals differ on their educational functioning has increased. Huge growth in information technology and the increased global knowledge has increased the importance of learning on society. People need to be constantly moving forward and improving their abilities in order to keep up.
It is possible to learn from almost all situations, not just in the classroom. You can learn from social situations, from the media, from within their job or even whilst on the bus. The benefits are clear and if you have the drive to learn yourself, you can do so and improve yourself dramatically.
Self-managed learning is an approach to management development, which enables managers to be aware of how they achieve key results using everyday work issues. They are able to control the pace of their learning style to best suit them individually and control the content. In the workplace however it is uncommon for the managers to give individuals complete responsibility for their learning. They are more likely however to give them a choice from several given options to meet their individual preferences. From my own experience when I’ve been
Evaluate approaches to self managed learning
Propose ways in which lifelong learning in personal and professional contexts could be encouraged
Evaluate the benefits of self managed learning to the individual and organization
Self-managed learning (SML) is a concept, which has had a lot of speculation and has a variety of different interpretations. A broad definition of SML is a process in which individuals manage their own learning and are responsible for controlling how, when, what, why, and where they learn. SML refers to ‘self-generated thoughts, feelings and behaviors’ that are oriented to attaining goals’ (Zimmerman, 2000). (1).
It’s about setting goals for learning by understanding the purpose of what you want to achieve. At the beginning of the 20th century phycology has become more of a science and the interest of how individuals differ on their educational functioning has increased. Huge growth in information technology and the increased global knowledge has increased the importance of learning on society. People need to be constantly moving forward and improving their abilities in order to keep up.
It is possible to learn from almost all situations, not just in the classroom. You can learn from social situations, from the media, from within their job or even whilst on the bus. The benefits are clear and if you have the drive to learn yourself, you can do so and improve yourself dramatically.
Self-managed learning is an approach to management development, which enables managers to be aware of how they achieve key results using everyday work issues. They are able to control the pace of their learning style to best suit them individually and control the content. In the workplace however it is uncommon for the managers to give individuals complete responsibility for their learning. They are more likely however to give them a choice from several given options to meet their individual preferences. From my own experience when I’ve been