Question

For what kinds of learners and learning is speed of learning more important than depth of learning and vice versa? Why? What are the most significant trade offs when balancing learning speed against learning depth? Why?

Answer 1

For the learners who want to have breadth of the learning material that is want to cover the broader aspects of a subject prefer speed learning. This helps them to reach the next level of the subject and will inform and give them knowledge about the newer aspects or concepts of the subject. The students who prefer depth in learning would stay in the same concept of the subject and would dug deep into the topic with critical thinking and reasoning, this would make them expertise at the given topic the subject.

The significant trade-offs in speed learning is that students may lack a deeper understanding of the topics of the subject, but they have knowledge about the different aspects of the subject. In depth learning students have in-depth knowledge about the specific topic of the subject but they lack knowledge about the various concepts or aspects of the subject.