Accelerated Learning is a multi-faceted approach to learning and training which, according to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) is an instructional technology whose time has come.
Is Accelerated Learning really practical?
Well, let's take a look at some tangible results that have been
achieved with this methodology.
1. A 12-week (60 days) German language course with 29% passing
rate was reduced to 18 days with 64% passing rate.
RESULTS: 661% improved learning rate (more than twice the
results, in one-third the time)
2. Bell Atlantic's 4-week and 6-week customer rep training courses,
and a 12-day technical course achieved a respective 42%, 57%, and
50% training time reduction. Dropout rate was reduced by 300%.
RESULTS: $700,000 per-year saving in training costs
Convinced? If not, then read this article
giving a complete case study, or keep reading below.
The origin of accelerated learning is attributed to Professor Georgi Lozanov, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist from Bulgaria in the 1960s who taught foreign languages using music, relaxation, visual aids and the power of positive suggestion. He called his work “Suggestopedia.”
Since then, numerous universities, researchers, educators and training professionals around the globe have added to this unique approach to learning.
The term ‘Accelerated Learning’ ( AL) was coined by Colin Rose of England in the 1980s and includes a broad spectrum of learning methodologies, instructional techniques, and fields of study including but not limited to:
- Neuroscience (brain research)
- Whole Brain learning/teaching
- Learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic ways of learning)
- Multiple intelligences (a learning theory developed by Harvard psychologist, Dr. Howard Gardner)
- Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)
- The role of the subconscious and conscious minds in learning
- The role of music in learning
- The role of emotions in learning
- Movement in learning
- Educational kinesiology (Brain Gym®)
In turn, each of the above have their own subsets and branches
of study (only a few are listed). But in a nutshell, this research
tells us that the more adults are actively involved in
their learning in meaningful and multi-faceted ways—the faster
and easier they learn and the more they remember.
Find out about our Train
the Trainer Workshop based on Accelerated Learning adapted for
corporate trainers and other training professionals.
Or return to our home page Train
the Trainer program information to get a quick overview. For
professionals who give short presentations, our Presentation
Skills Training is the answer.
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