Determine your style of learning to learn faster and easier
Forming / / December 19, 2019
A specialist in the field of psychology David Kolb (David A. Kolb) has developed a training cycle and to define the style in which we learn.
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Kolb's learning cycle
David Kolb's learning theory - a four-step cycle, during which the student covers all the basics.
1. Specific experience - to provide a new experience or a different interpretation of existing experience.
You learn to ride a bike and turned to someone who knows how to do it, we asked to talk about the nuances.
2. reflective observation - observation, interpretation experience.
You see how others ride bikes, and think about how you will ride.
3. abstract conceptualization - theoretical representation, analysis and conclusions.
Did you understand the theory and know the principle of cycling.
4. active experimentation - application in practice.
You sit on the bike and ride.
Training effectively when a person passes through all four stages of the cycle: gets new experiences, reflect on them, analyzes and draws conclusions which applies in practice to test the hypothesis, which again leads to a new experience.
Kolb believed that learning - a complex process, in which all stages are interrelated. At the same time, you can begin the cycle at any moment, but it is important to keep it a logical sequence. But individually, none of them will not be effective.
learning styles
Four Kolb learning style based on the above cycle. Why are there several? It's simple: different people learn new different from that in many respects depends on efficiency of the process.
The vertical axis - the perception of information (our emotional response that we think, feel), horizontal - its processing (how we approach problem solving). According to Kolb, a person can not simultaneously perform both actions the same axis: to think and to feel, for example. It turns out this matrix:
Active experimentation (doing) | Reflective monitoring (judgment) | |
Specific Experience (feeling) | Accommodative style - practices | Divergent style - thinker |
Abstract conceptualization (meditation) | Convergent style - utilitarian | Assimilating style - theoretician |
accommodative style
Man checks all practical, experimental way, based on his experience. Instead of dipping into the theory, he immediately tries to solve the problem. The practitioner uses a more intuitive approach rather than logical.
divergent style
The student thinks a lot, approached the question from different angles, exploring the information deeper into it, but is in no hurry to put into practice. These people know how to generate ideasThey have a vast range of cultural interests and like to gather information.
Often thinkers endowed with a rich imagination, strong in art, emotional and show interest in other people. They prefer to work in groups, they are open to new knowledge and love to receive personal fidbek.
convergent style
The pragmatist values theoretical knowledge. For him it is especially important that they can be put into practice. He prefers to technical problems and less concerned about the interpersonal relationships. For it will not be difficult to find a practical application generated them an idea or theory.
assimilating style
For theorists important logically grounded theory than practical application. By assimilating the style usually tend to people who work in the information or science. They are very well versed in the theory and dig deep, a lot of reading and analyze. But the hands-on approach they are not interested.
If you understand what style you tend to be able to significantly improve the effectiveness of training. Remember that you need to go through the whole cycle, but you can start at any stage. Style knowledge largely determines what will be the first step: start with what is closer to you.
Adjust the learning process to suit your style. This will bring much more benefit than continuing attempt to train for faceless pattern.
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