Levels of Learner Performance

Learners can be described and classified according to their level of performance in the learning process. The five levels identified by Pacific Crest are as follows (in increasing level of performance):

Trained Individuals, who have developed a specific knowledge base, with specific skills for a specific context.

Learned Individuals, who have acquired a broad base of general knowledge and can apply it to related contexts.

Lifelong Learners, who have developed the skills and motivation to self-facilitate their ongoing learning and can apply it to a variety of contexts.

Enhanced Learners, who have developed a higher level of performance skills and actively seek new knowledge and contexts for application in a constantly changing environment.

Self-growers, who continually grow by using strong self-assessment skills to improve future performance. This highest level of learner performance is characterized by the following:

• Seek to improve their own learning performance with every experience.
• Create their own challenges.
• Serve as a leader and mentor to others.
• Take control of their own destiny — "there are no bounds."
• Self-assess and self-mentor to facilitate their own growth.