ADULTS AND LEARNING…..WHY THEY DO….

                   ….AND WHY THEY DON’T!

I.  TEACHING VS TRAINING

            A.  We teach people using concepts

            B.  We train animals with skills….the 3 R’s

                        • Recitation

                        • Rote Memory

                        • Regurgitation

            C. Key words to learning:

                        • Implying

                        • Understanding

                        • Mastery

                        • Growth

NOTE:  Because everyone learns things uniquely, matching content (what we learn) with the style (how we learn) becomes more critical than what it’s called.

            WE TEACH AND TRAIN; WE LEARN AND GAIN.

II.  WHAT’S INVOLVED IN LEARNING A SKILL?

            A. Value:  Is mastering the skill worth something to me?

            B.  Knowledge:  What techniques must I learn?

            C. Practice:  Am I willing to exercise and refine the skill?

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            If only 2 are operational, we experience a learning breakdown.

1.  If I don’t value the skill, I won’t use it.

2.  If I don’t master all the elements of the skill, it is of little use.

3.  If I don’t practice the skill, I might as well not have learned it.

When the 3 spheres intersect, we’ve created something permanent…  

LIFETIME LEARNING.

            Such familiar terms as recall, recognition, spaced practice, negative interference, variety, satisfiers, repetition, and knowledge of results apply to all ages.

Learning is usually enhanced through active practice, seldom by passive repetition.

WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANTANCE OF OUR REHEARSALS…..COACHING SESSIONS?