Author Archives: Paul
Brain Friendly tips for students
For a lot of us, the exam season is upon us; for some it’s mocks, for others it’s the real thing. Whichever is your current situation, all over the land parents can be heard encouraging their loved ones as follows:
"Turn off that (delete as needed):
laptop
x-box
playstation
ipod
TV
mobile
Wii
... and DO SOME REVISION!"
So I thought I would share some [...]
Posted in Practice, Theory Tagged accelerated learning, anchoring, brain, brain scan, challenges, Focus, memory, neurology, recollection, retention 5 Comments
If you use surveys or quizzes this is just for you.
Whether it is Evaluation Forms (happy sheets?), learning reviews or Needs Analysis surveys - we've all used questionnaires at some point in our training. Today we're sharing a link to a very quick survey every training designer must review.
Normally the links we post to other sites point to the latest developments in training delivery and design or preview [...]
I’m bugged by beliefs.
Recently while running a management development programme, Paul was stopped during the break by one of the participants who said they were leaving. They proceeded to give an account of the earlier session that made Paul wonder if they had been in the same room!
In this post Paul explores the impact that beliefs and (pre)understanding have when a learner encounters new material that raises an alternative point of view.
Do you praise effort or talent?
In 1998 Carol S Dweck published a paper called “Praise for intelligence can undermine (children’s) motivation and performance” in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Paul put the brackets around the word children because he thinks this applies equally to adults.
The study compares the impact on performance of praising effort and praising natural talent. The results may influence our reactions to learner behaviour in the training room (and how we respond to our own children).
What goes around goes around…