7.2: Selecting a delivery approach

Table of Contents

1. Learning styles
   1. Activists
   2. Reflectors
   3. Theorists
   4. Pragmatists
   5. Other approaches to learning styles
2. Delivery approaches
3. Motivating learners

Pragmatists

Pragmatists learn best through concrete activities which let them try out ideas, theories and techniques. They like to have the opportunity to practice what they are learning with feedback from a knowledgeable mentor.

As they are essentially practical, down to earth people who like making practical decisions and solving problems, they tend to dislike long-winded and open-ended discussions.

Although each learner is likely to have one preferred learning style, everyone can use a mixture of styles, depending on the type of learning and the occasion.

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Different Learning Implications What are the implications for a workplace trainer of the learners preferring different learning styles? From our summary of the four learning styles, you will now appreciate that for your learners to learn effectively you must be prepared to adopt a flexible approach to delivering training. You should aim to incorporate a variety of delivery methods which suit different learning styles.

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