Learners often lose interest and motivation during training sessions, especially when activities become repetitive. This disengagement impacts both the effectiveness of the course and the learner’s ability to retain knowledge. As trainers, one of our primary goals is to keep learners motivated and engaged.

By diversifying exercise types, we can meet learners’ varied preferences, boost their intrinsic motivation, and enhance the overall learning experience.

But before going too deep on why exercises are important for learning, we need to understand how learning works and why people learn.

Video B9

Now that you have a better understanding on how learning happens, we can refocus on the use of a variety of exercises in training.

With this brick 9 called “Providing variety in exercise types”, we will answer the following learning objectives :

The trainer understands the importance of exercise variety in learning.
The trainer knows and can create different types of exercises and activities
The trainer reflects on the learning process and can identify at least two insights that were gained thanks to the course.

But before, let’s activate your prior knowledge of what you already know about this subject.

 Why are exercises important in the learning process ?

A) They allow active processing of the learning content
B) They allow learners to take a break from high concentration and note-taking
C) They allow to showcase to the learners how the learning content can be used “in real life”
D ) They keep the learners motivated

 Why do learners often lose focus during training?

A) They prefer shorter sessions.
B) Exercises are repetitive and predictable.
C) The trainer provides too much feedback.
D) They don’t like group activities.

 How does using a variety of exercises impact learning?

A) It keeps learners interested and motivated.
B) It makes training sessions shorter.
C) It eliminates the need for feedback.
D) It prevents learners from working in groups.

 Which of the following is an example of using variety in exercises?

A) Always using multiple-choice questions.
B) Combining group activities, discussions, and role-playing.
C) Focusing only on written tasks.
D) Avoiding games or interactive tools.