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Everyone learns differently, and learning styles can vary from person to person, from visual, to aural, verbal, physical or logical learning styles. But there’s one type of learning that benefits most students, and that’s practical learning.

When studying, it’s important to get a hands-on understanding of your subject and how the theory you learn applies to real-life situations. Practical learning allows you to learn quick adaptations needed for daily challenges and scenarios and allows you to get a better understanding of your course topic.Here are 4 benefits to practical learning in the context of your studies.

Improved Skill Set

Practical learning, as mentioned above, has the unique ability to help students apply their skills in a non-classroom environment. While it’s important to learn the theory of a topic or subject, getting out and applying the theory to a practical situation enables you to build upon existing skills ~ such as problem-solving.

It also allows you to apply your technical knowledge in the field, which is incredibly beneficial in all subjects but particularly in subjects such as horticulture, aged care and disability care.

Increases Your Understanding

There are some things that need to be experienced to be understood, and this is true for most subjects. For example, a certificate in aged care may prepare you theoretically, but working one-on-one with a senior citizen in need of your help will give you a better understanding of how to care for something, and the best way to do certain tasks.

Creates a Deeper Impact

Interactive education ~ in the form of practical learning ~ can strengthen your understanding and comprehension on a subject. While theoretical education utilised textbooks and research papers, practical learning allows you to learn things first hand. This learning is a fundamental part of education and works incredibly well to improve a student’s learning level and understanding. 

Better Knowledge Retention

Taking a hands-on approach to learning often results in more ingrained knowledge, with the ability to retain information quickly and for longer periods of time. The reason being that when learning in a theoretical, text-based style, our brains attempt to remember words. However, when learning in a practical environment, we’re remembering actions and scenarios which our brains find easier to retain.

It’s for these reasons that we at Stirling Institute have partnered with top-tier facilities to offer our students the best practical learning experience to complement their studies.

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