4MAT Train-the-Trainer: How Learning Happens
June 11, 2010
A learner’s preferences indicate where the learner lingers in the learning cycle. Regardless of learning style, every learner moves through all four stages of the 4MAT learning cycle. In The Art of Changing the Brain, Dr. James Zull shares that there are four stages of the Learning Cycle:
| Neuro-speak | Translation | |
| 1 | We have a concrete experience. | Something happens |
| 2 | We engage in reflective observation and create new connections. | We watch and reflect. |
| 3 | We generate abstract hypotheses. | We think about it. |
| 4 | We do active testing of hypotheses, have a new concrete experience and a new learning cycle ensues. | We move into action, something happens and the cycle begins again |
When we follow the 4MAT Learning model to design and deliver, we craft experiences that mirror the natural learning cycle.
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