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Today, learning is heavily influenced by technology. Technological changes have influenced the way one teaches and learns. This dramatic change influenced learning methodology to emphasize on improving future employment skills of the learner. This, in turn, has led to a major shift in the way one evaluates a learning paradigm for its effectiveness.
So, how does one evaluate and choose the best learning paradigm? Here are some ways by which new learning models effectiveness can be evaluated. The analysis given below will enable you to choose the best to pursue your desired objectives.
Access: Evaluate the ease of accessing a particular learning paradigm. Analyze the cost incurred to install its software or hardware with relation to its quality delivered.
Communication: A learning paradigm can be assessed based on the scope of its ease to communicate. The number of ways by which the learner can communicate with the instructor and vice versa or with their peers plays a key role.
Qualitative Analysis: Traditionally, learning effectiveness is measured through quantitative ways such as oral or written tests. But today, where learning has taken the form of continuous lifelong process and is highly techno-based, qualitative ways of evaluation have assumed greater importance. In qualitative analysis, the learner is evaluated not only based upon his theoretical knowledge but also on his ability to apply the concepts learnt to the job assigned. Thus, qualitative evaluation enables one to evaluate each minute detail of the learner.
Futuristic: Qualitative analysis enables the learner assess the particular learning paradigm's ability to upgrade the learner with the futuristic technological skills. A paradigm which supports not only the upgradation of essential skill sets but also prepares the learner to enhance future skills needs to be given importance. Thus, the best paradigm is that which supports the learner to be trained to handle tomorrow's competitive world.
Reasoning Ability: In a technology-driven world, learning and applying skills usually means adapting to modern technology. Adapting technology reverts to the foundation laid during the learning process which triggers the learner's reasoning ability and thinking.
Thus, to make the learner adapt in to the modern world of competencies, she/he must be provided with learning material that will enable her/him to enhance theoretical concepts and reasoning ability.
Flexibility: The amount of flexibility a particular learning method offers, such as the number of ways by which one can reuse the learning material, also needs to be assessed
Thus, the above ways of evaluation help one choose the best new learning paradigms and make oneself have a competitive edge.
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