The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development
Extensive research demonstrated that firms may pursue several advantages in hiring individuals with the set of emotional, social, and cognitive (ESC) competencies that are most critical for business success. Therefore, the role of education for competency development is becoming paramount. Prior stu...
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| description | Extensive research demonstrated that firms may pursue several advantages in hiring individuals with the set of emotional, social, and cognitive (ESC) competencies that are most critical for business success. Therefore, the role of education for competency development is becoming paramount. Prior studies have questioned the traditional methods, grounded in the lecture format, as a way to effectively develop ESC competencies. Alternatively, they propose experiential learning techniques that involve participants in dedicated courses or activities. Despite the insights provided by these studies, they do not take into account a comprehensive set of learning methods and their combined effect on the individual’s competency portfolio within educational programs that aim to transfer primarily professional skills. Our study aims to fill these gaps by investigating the impact of the interplay between different learning methods on ESC competencies through a sample of students enrolled in the first year of a master’s degree program. After providing a classification of three learning methods (traditional learning, individual experiential learning, and social experiential learning), the study delves into their combined influence on ESC competencies, adopting the Artificial Neural Network. Contrary to prior studies, our results provide counterintuitive evidence, suggesting that traditional learning needs to be implemented together, on the one hand, with individual experiential learning to achieve a significant effect on emotional competencies and, on the other hand, with social experiential learning to have an impact on social competencies. Moreover, individual experiential learning plays a prominent role in stimulating cognitive competencies. Our research contributes to educational literature by providing new insights on the effective combination of learning methods that can be adopted into programs that transfer technical knowledge and skills to promote behavioral competencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-809df5c6236b4039be8d46deff9929232022-12-21T19:40:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782015-09-01610.3389/fpsyg.2015.01305157154The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency developmentSara eBonesso0Fabrizio eGerli1Claudio ePizzi2Ca' Foscari University of VeniceCa' Foscari University of VeniceCa' Foscari University of VeniceExtensive research demonstrated that firms may pursue several advantages in hiring individuals with the set of emotional, social, and cognitive (ESC) competencies that are most critical for business success. Therefore, the role of education for competency development is becoming paramount. Prior studies have questioned the traditional methods, grounded in the lecture format, as a way to effectively develop ESC competencies. Alternatively, they propose experiential learning techniques that involve participants in dedicated courses or activities. Despite the insights provided by these studies, they do not take into account a comprehensive set of learning methods and their combined effect on the individual’s competency portfolio within educational programs that aim to transfer primarily professional skills. Our study aims to fill these gaps by investigating the impact of the interplay between different learning methods on ESC competencies through a sample of students enrolled in the first year of a master’s degree program. After providing a classification of three learning methods (traditional learning, individual experiential learning, and social experiential learning), the study delves into their combined influence on ESC competencies, adopting the Artificial Neural Network. Contrary to prior studies, our results provide counterintuitive evidence, suggesting that traditional learning needs to be implemented together, on the one hand, with individual experiential learning to achieve a significant effect on emotional competencies and, on the other hand, with social experiential learning to have an impact on social competencies. Moreover, individual experiential learning plays a prominent role in stimulating cognitive competencies. Our research contributes to educational literature by providing new insights on the effective combination of learning methods that can be adopted into programs that transfer technical knowledge and skills to promote behavioral competencies.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01305/fullCompetency developmentLearning methodsTraditional learningemotional social and cognitive competenciesindividual experiential learningsocial experiential learning |
| spellingShingle | Sara eBonesso Fabrizio eGerli Claudio ePizzi The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development Frontiers in Psychology Competency development Learning methods Traditional learning emotional social and cognitive competencies individual experiential learning social experiential learning |
| title | The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development |
| title_full | The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development |
| title_fullStr | The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development |
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| title_short | The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development |
| title_sort | interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development |
| topic | Competency development Learning methods Traditional learning emotional social and cognitive competencies individual experiential learning social experiential learning |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01305/full |
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