70/20/10 Model (Learning and Development)
The 70:20:10 Model for Learning and Development (also written as 70-20-10 or 70/20/10) is a learning and development model that suggests a proportional breakdown of how people learn effectively. It is based on a survey conducted in 1996 asking nearly 200 executives to self-report how they believed they learned. In this survey respondents reported the following influences on learning: 70% from challenging assignments 20% from developmental relationships 10% from coursework and training Michael Lombardo and Robert Eichinger expressed their rationale behind the 70:20:10 model in the following way in The Career Architect Development Planner: Development generally begins with a realization of current or future need and the motivation to do something about it. This might come from feedback, a mistake, watching other people’s reactions, failing or not being up to a task – in other words, from experience. The odds are that development will be about 70% from on-the-job experiences - working on tasks and problems; about 20% from feedback and working around good and bad examples of the need; and 10% from courses and reading. Criticisms Criticisms of the hypothesis include: A lack of supporting empirical evidence. The use of perfectly even numbers. The nature of the survey (i.e.