The document summarizes Kristin Lloyd's research paper on learning styles and training. It discusses her motivation for choosing this topic based on past training experiences. It also provides an overview of her research process, including sources consulted. The paper aims to show how incorporating learning styles into training can make learning more effective. It defines learning styles as how a person's brain learns and stores information efficiently, noting that people have different styles. The importance to trainers is that understanding learning styles allows them to help trainees learn and retain new skills in a way that works best for their individual brain.

1. Kristin L. Lloyd HRD-830 Clemson University

2. Who Am I About ME HR Interest Kristin L. Lloyd Winthrop University-B.A. General Communication Disorders Graduate Student Currently Underemployed Recruitment Retention Interviewing Training New to the field…so everything interests me

3. Why Learning Styles and Training as a Topic? Past training experiences (some good, some bad) Intrigued by the differences in people’s ways of learning. Curiosity (theory/research) Benefit to me  help me understand how I learn best and how I can help others learn.

4. Previous Literature Research done in other areas: education, HR, and psychology Many emphasize diversified teaching to keep all the learners interested. (some implied, others explicitly said)

5. The Process Where Did I Go: Cooper Library-Clemson University Greenville County Library-Main Branch, Greenville, SC Internet HRD Textbooks What Did I Find: Journals, websites, books, manuals, textbooks Was it easy? Yes and no. --lots of information available. Not my original topic of choice.

6. The Paper To show how implementing learning styles into your training can help you become a better trainer and make learning more effective for those you train. Three different learning styles (examined, discussed, tips for incorporation given) training program To help eliminate learning biases in training.

7. Analysis Lots of theories Some psychology based (Jung) Some cyclical Some quadrant like Most research done on students Incorporation with training manuals (implied and explicitly talked about theories) All emphasized  ”different strokes for different folks”

8. What is a Learning Style? A learning style is the manner in which a person’s brain learns and stores information efficiently. No one learns the same, therefore, there are many different learning styles. Additionally, learning styles have nothing to do with intelligence or skill; therefore, there is no good, bad, right, or wrong style.

9. Why is it important to the Trainer? You will be able to help your trainees learn to store the information efficiently and help them understand how their brain learns best.  retain new skills better Everyone does not learn the same way you do. Everyone doesn’t learn like you do If you train them right the first time it reduces costs later. The trainer can facilitate an understanding of each other’s differences so that everyone can become more tolerant and understanding of other people in their workplaces. Ways to diversify your presentation to be understood and enjoyed by more people

10. Afterthoughts Earlier Start Did it make a difference to me? Helped figure out my learning style Understand why some past training experiences didn’t work for me. Reiterated importance of diversity Found out more information on learning styles.

11. Contact information Kristin L. Lloyd [email_address]