In the training world, the optimum number seems to be “four.” There are four learning styles, four stages of competence, and a four-level evaluation model.
There is also a four-phase learning cycle.
There are different ways of thinking about the learning cycle and different numbers of phases. Some educators have proposed four phases, while others have proposed five or even six. There are also different names for these learning cycles.
I am sticking with the number “four,” and I like the name Dave Meier uses in his teaching about accelerated learning theory. He calls it simply the “Four-Phase Learning Cycle.” This is what it is:
Preparation: Arousing Interest
Presentation: Encountering the New Knowledge or Skills
Practice: Integrating the New Knowledge or Skills
Performance: Applying the New Knowledge and Skills
Meier says that unless all four phases are present in one form or another, no real learning occurs. And learning deteriorates or stops completely when one of the four stages is not present.
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