ASTD Hand Book for Workplace Learning Professionals

Appendix A Glossary

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Accelerated learning: A process that results in long-term retention by the learner. This is accomplished by honoring the different learning preferences of each individual learner and using experiential learning exercises (such as role plays, mnemonics, props, and music).

Active learning: A wide variety of strategies in which learners are engaged mentally, physically, and emotionally so that what is learned is acquired largely through their own activity instead of frontal teaching.

Active listening: A form of listening that differentiates between the cognitive and emotional content of the message and communicates these to ...