QTD User Conference

Learning Myths:
Time to let go of outdated practices
Remember the VAK Model? It’s the one where you take
an assessment to discover if you are more of an Auditory,
Visual or Kinesthetic learner? It turns out - there is NO
research that supports the VAK model! Our learning
styles vary with what we need to learn. For example, if
we must learn how write a switching order, it is better to
write the switch order than to see pictures of how to do
it. Lesson learned – forget about tailoring your training to
learning styles, focus instead on the best way to deliver
training for the given topic. Other learning myths we
debunked include the following:
Myth: 10,000 hours of practice makes an expert.
There is no evidence that time put in makes an expert.
Yes, our trainees need practice, but time alone will not
make them experts. The differentiating factor for us to
master a skill is getting constructive feedback on how
we can do better. Lesson learned – provide plenty of
constructive feedback during training, simulator, and OJT
sessions on how the trainees can improve their skills and
task performance.
Myth: Left Brain vs Right Brain.
Actually, both sides of our brain work
together. Here is what has not changed:
The process of how we learn! When
developing training it is important to
provide learners ample opportunity to
practice the new skill or how to retrieve
the new knowledge. If you don’t use
it, you lose it! Training needs to be as
engaging as possible to allow people to
utilize the information, so they recall it
when needed.
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