CERT Train the TrainerEDUCATIONAL

METHODOLOGY

HOW WE LEARN

THE LEARNING PROCESS

“WEBSTER” – “Learning is the acquisition of knowledge or skill”…..

“the change that takes place in an individual when knowledge or a skill is acquired”

A person begins to learn when they begin to receive impressions which develop:– new ideas

– new abilities

As Instructors We Need To Ask:

How does this process of gaining new knowledge begin?

How does this process of acquiring a skill take place?

As Instructors We Need To Understand

How impressions can be conveyed to others Communicate with senses

How to create strong, memorable impressions Tie information directly to examples

How to convey the proper kind of impression Role models, personal examples

“War-Stories” have a limited but important role"

To Stimulate the Senses

You must provide the appropriate stimuli To accomplish the appropriate results Understand:

– the more senses are stimulated, the better the chance for learning

– the more vivid the stimuli, the greater the chance for learning

LEFT BRAIN vs. RIGHT BRAIN

LEFT RIGHT• Straight line thinkers

• Process information by analysis

• Logical/Rational

• Structured

• Organized

• Gets to the point

• Curved line thinkers

• Process information by synthesis

• Think randomly

• Use Intuition

• Imagine the outcome

• Think their way “around” a subject

RETENTION OF KNOWLEDGE

10 % Of What They READ 20% Of What They HEAR 30% Of What They SEE 50% Of What They SEE AND HEAR 70% Of What They SAY 90% Of What They SAY AND DO

LOSS OF KNOWLEDGE

Immediate Loss of 50% of what we HEAR

75% After 2 months

95% After 12 months

SUMMARY OF HOW WE LEARN

We learn through the 5 senses

Instructors must:– Channel our teaching

through these 5 senses– Determine which

combination of techniques should be employed

– Continuously evaluate to ensure learning