To master a new skill many people read about and practice the new skill. To learn more efficiently you must also rely upon social sources for skill acquisition. Social sources for learning include anybody who can demonstrate and explain the skill you are trying to acquire. In other words you need to watch someone perform…
Self-evaluation refers to measuring goal progress by comparing one’s current level of performance to a desired goal state. Self –evaluation is important because it helps you improve your performance. Self-evaluation certainly implies that one is self-monitoring their performance. Self-monitoring could be as simple as keeping mental notes on performance but should involve keeping a written…
Learning Strategies help us perform at higher levels. Learning strategies or strategies are efficient procedures that people use to complete a task. We need strategies because we have a limited amount of thinking resources. Strategies allow us to do more with our limited mental resources. It is convenient to distinguish between three types of strategies:…
Kamren Zorgdrager is Director of Product Development at DevelopIntelligence and believes that software developers should develop their coding skills through deliberate practice. In a recent Forbes article he emphasized simply reading, watching and listening can only teach you so much about coding software. To become a proficient software developer you must actually practice and put…
Researchers commonly assume job design influences employee learning. In their recent work, Holman et al. (2011) have indicated job design characteristics significantly influence employee learning and innovation. Specifically they found that job control and job demand had a positive relationship with learning strategies and idea generation. In this context job control pertains to one’s ability…
Many people both want to lose weight and the aim of this post is to enhance your motivation to lose weight with self-set goals and self-questions. People successfully use clear, focused, realistic goals in weight loss programs. You can use both personal and professional goals to help you lose weight. Goals help motivate and build…