Manual for training of facilitators (community component ... - INEE

Learning styles
Objectives
To demonstrate the various types of learning and the
strengths and weaknesses of these
Individual and small
group work
Give each participant a length of cord.
Read out the instructions on «How to Tie a Bowline Knot». [Appendix ]
As you read, the participants should be attempting to tie the knot.
Check to see how many participants have tied the knot correctly.
You have just had a short lecture on the «Bowline Knot»
How well did you learn from the ‘lecture’
Now give each participant a copy of the instructions on «How to Tie a Bowline Knot».
The participants should try to tie the knot from reading the instructions.
Check to see how many participants have tied the knot correctly.
You have now been involved in participatory learning.
Was this method easier than listening to the ‘lecture’
Take the participants who can tie the knot and match them with those who cannot.
Let them demonstrate how the knot is tied.
All participants should now be able to tie the knot.
Now the group has been involved in exploratory learning.
4 Which method is better
4 Are there particular circumstances where one method is better than another
4 When and why
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