We will now build on our knowledge by considering how people learn. Understanding this helps us decide the approach and methods of learning most appropriate to the situation.

Please download the attached file. How do we learn? The file page contains a list of everyday activities. You have probably learned most, if not all, of these activities. Please note how you learned each activity. If they have not learned the activity, you should note how you think you would learn it.

The learning methods you have noted can probably be grouped into four categories.

See the attachment, Four Ways of Learning.

Keep in mind we learn different activities in different ways. One of our jobs as trainers is to ensure that we choose the method or methods of learning most appropriate for the topic. 

Please download the worksheet file Four Ways of Learning.

The pictures are intended to represent one of the four ways. Spend a couple of minutes noting which way of learning each picture represents.