Eskom Project Management Program (2008) MODULE 1: SELF‚ OTHER AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS Compiled by Kavitha Prag 11 March 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 SELF‚ LEARNING STYLES AND REFRAMING 1 2.1 Kolb Learning Styles 2 3 Context of Learning in The Cost Engineering Department 7 4 Learning Styles within the Cost Engineering Department 8 5 The Development Plan 10 5.1 The Expert 10 5.2 The Novice 10 6 conclusion 11 7 References 11 1 INTRODUCTION Eskom last built power
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Learning Styles Self-Assessment Questionnaire The Learning Cycle The Learning Process Effective training and development depends upon understanding and applying the adult learning process. Traditionally learning has been synonymous with listening and watching‚ increasingly it has been found that individuals have a higher retention level if they have been actively involved in the process. This approach is likely to have involved discussing problems‚ thinking of solutions and practising
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areas of my learning styles and try to implement it into my daily routine. The importance of knowing what my strengths and weaknesses are is valuable because having an understanding of what techniques work for me is the foundation to learning and it helps me remember and learn more so that I may use my knowledge more actively as well as allows me to take advantage of what I am good at and improve what I know I need to work on. It is very important to learn and embrace your learning techniques because
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Kinesthetic: Learning Style Kinesthetic learning needs to have movement in order for kinesthetic learners to learn the best. Adding movement while studying can help them focus on what they are doing. Kinesthetic learners have a hard time paying attention if they have to sit for a long time. I feel like I am a kinesthetic learner because I learn the best by doing instead of listening to others tell me how to do something. Kinesthetic learners have a rough time sitting still. Taking short breaks while
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developed their learning based on the work of Kolb. Their preferred learning styles are Activist‚ Pragmatist‚ Theorist and Reflector. These are the learning approaches that individuals naturally prefer and they recommend that in order to maximise one’s own personal learning each learner ought to: Understand their learning style Seek out opportunities to learn using that style For people to understand their particular learning style Honey and Mumford have developed a Learning Style questionnaire
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Learn in Different Ways. According to Cobb at the web site missiontolearn.com‚ “Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into knowledge‚ skills‚ behaviours‚ and attitudes”. This definition of learning is important to me as it gives a practical meaning to a word that is widely used and misused today. As a teacher working in a learning environment it is this practical nature of learning that drives the majority of what I do and say to my class. Therefore‚ I will describe
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advice to my colleagues when needed. I lack self-confidence and I need to improve my time management to help me to have a more productive and less stressful day. From the learning style questionnaire I discovered I have strong preference for a reflector‚ theorist and pragmatist style and I need to develop an activist style. I am motivated by expectation‚ I put more efforts into my work when I know there are expectation rewards related to my performance. After using The Johari Window‚ I came
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Assignment Learning Styles theories such as Kolb’s model include very broad purposes. These materials form a part of a much bigger range of concepts and other content concerning personality‚ self-awareness‚ self-development‚ and the development of mutual understanding and teams. Many teachers and educators continue to find value and benefit by using Learning Styles theory in one way or another‚ and as often applies in such situations‚ there is likely to be usage which is appropriate. The learning styles
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between theory and practice Honey and Mumford- Learning theory- Brickhill Lower School Learning styles were developed by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford based upon the work of Kolb and they identified four distinct learning styles: Activist‚ Theorist‚ Pragmatist and Reflector. Activists: Activists are those people who learn by doing. Activists need to get their hands dirty‚ to dive in with both feet first. They have an open-minded approach to learning‚ involving them fully and without bias in new experiences
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DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES Learning is the act of acquiring knowledge through experience and making reference to things around you. This raises the issue of the difference ways or styles people learn. In this essay I intent to explain the different types of learning styles and also breakdown into detail the acquiring of knowledge with reference to Honey and Mumford study theory (1986) who developed the work of David Kolb (1984)‚ which consist of the four learning cycle: Concrete experience‚ Application
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