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Tom

Hello everyone,

I have been working in L&D for a few years now and started my CIPD level 5 in L&D last year to gain a more in depth and strategic knowledge of the subject. 

Within the qualification I have come across a number of concepts that appear to be industry standards/current wisdom but I haven't, yet, seen any compelling evidence that they are true. They are often stated as true but not referenced or the references that I can find refer to secondary sources that don't link to original research. Alternatively, I have found original, and preliminary research but none following that.

Some examples:

  1. 70:20:10 model of learning
  2. 7%, 38%, 55% model of communication (Albert Mehrabian)
  3. VAK learning preferences 
  4. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

I am trying to be an evidence based practitioner, which I feel means that I should consult primary literature and assess its merits, withholding my judgement until such a time as that bar for evidence has been reached. However, I am finding it hard to find these primary sources to assess the veracity of these claims.

I would really appreciate it if anyone could recommend:

  1. Some research journals/locations on the internet that are good to get primary literature on topics similar to those above.
  2. Any research specific to the topics I mentioned above 
  3. Any other advice for locating/assessing evidence within the HR/L&D field.

Thank you all very much for your time, have a great week.

Tom Boyesen-Corballis

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  • Hi Tom,

    I'd second Nivek - having just completed an MBA I would say Google Scholar is an incredibly useful first stop for any academic material. If you sign up for a profile you can save items to your personal library, really useful if you use multiple computers as you can access the items at any time.

    Useful tip: if the title has [pdf] or [html] to the right, then it's (usually) the full paper to read, whereas if there's nothing it (usually) takes you to the journal abstract. Without access to the journal you can't read more than the abstract, but if you copy/paste the title into the search bar you often find that someone else has uploaded a version that you can read.

    Hope this helps.

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  • Hi Tom,

    I'd second Nivek - having just completed an MBA I would say Google Scholar is an incredibly useful first stop for any academic material. If you sign up for a profile you can save items to your personal library, really useful if you use multiple computers as you can access the items at any time.

    Useful tip: if the title has [pdf] or [html] to the right, then it's (usually) the full paper to read, whereas if there's nothing it (usually) takes you to the journal abstract. Without access to the journal you can't read more than the abstract, but if you copy/paste the title into the search bar you often find that someone else has uploaded a version that you can read.

    Hope this helps.

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