Guidelines for a methodology to identify learning styles suitable for the Colombian agricultural sector

Abstract

In Colombia, one of the deficiencies of technology transfer processes has been the lack of strategies that allow identifying the way producers learn, which, in turn, is reflected in the low implementation of the practices suggested in training processes. For this reason, the aim of this study was to analyze the research carried out on the identification of learning styles to generate a methodological proposal suitable to be implemented in the agricultural sector, which contributes to improving the effectiveness of the transfer processes. Models that have been studied at a global level were identified and used as input to build a methodology with four dimensions (motivational, perceptive, strategic, and social) that respond to the characteristics of the rural context and the training processes of producers. These results highlight the importance of identifying learning styles before carrying out a training process to achieve the implementation of new technologies by agricultural producers.