Understanding Adult Learning Abstract The topic that will be discussed throughout this paper is the concepts of adult learners and the best ways adult learners‚ learn. The primary focus will be on Malcolm S. Knowles and his theory of how adults learn. The six basic assumptions according to Knowles are: Need to know‚ self-concept‚ life experience‚ readiness to learn‚ orientation to learning and motivation to learn. Adults and children have differing life experiences and therefore‚ should
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inft Adult Learning Theory Dustin Stamey Adult Learning Theory Summary Non Traditional college students make up a large percent of the total population. There are a few categories that they fall into. The first category is workers. Non-traditional students might have either lost their job or are doing training to move up the ladder from their current position. The second category is military veterans. After years in the service‚ their professional education took
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Adult Learning Theory Paper INFT 101 LUO Summary Adult learners bring a much different dynamic to the college environment. They often have families to raise‚ full time jobs‚ and have many different life experiences that impact the way in which they learn. There are many different factors that cause adults to learn differently than a traditional college student. Adults are self-directed‚ task motivated‚ they learn because they are ready and willing to‚ and the experiences they’ve
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an essay on the following topic: "Discuss cultural differences as they exist in American and Vietnamese culture and suggest some ways to overcome them." CONTENT The difference of culture impacts so much to the way to living‚ the way of thinking and the way of doing business. America and Vietnam have a big difference in culture‚ religion and business. However‚ we live in a world where it is called flat world‚ where there is no restriction between countries. It requires us to integrate in order to
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StuthersProf. HassenpflugGEED 100-D01April 23‚ 2012The Basics of Adult LearningIn the article Adult Learning Theories with Implications for Online Learning Design‚ author Kathleen Cercone outlines many different adult learning theories and characteristics of adult learners. She compares adult learning theories as well as addresses the issues with each of them. Cercone also makes suggestions on how online educators should consider these different learning styles when planning their curriculum. The main concern
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Adult Learning Theory Paper INFT 101 Section 7 7 March 2013 Summary In an effort to determine how adults learn‚ experts examine and evaluate studies that have been done that involve the adult learner. The more that experts understand how the learner processes information‚ the better the understanding will be on how to structure their learning environment. Research is continually changing in this area‚ and educators know there are differences in how each adult learner attains information
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Creativity In educational environments creative learning and creativity can have a variety of meanings. Creativity consists of traditional creative arts and the development of imagination and imaginative play‚ such as role play and small world play. Creativity is about helping children to find ways to express themselves through a range of arts and crafts‚ such as crafts e.g. sewing‚ drawing and painting‚ design‚ music and creative movement e.g. dance. Creativity is about exploring emotions and
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Adult Learning Theory Are people too stubborn and independent to learn once they become adults? The Adult Learning Theory focuses on the difference between how adults learn and how children learn. There are three main central ideas that support the Adult Learning Theory. These ideas or theories are known as andragogy‚ self-directed learning‚ and transformational learning. Andragogy is the teaching of adults‚ self-directed learning is the individual controlling their learning‚ and transformational
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Assumptions of the Andragogical Model | Discuss how your perception of each of these assumptions differs from the Pedagogical Model. | The need to know | Adults need to know why they need to learn something before undertaking to learn it. According to Tough(1979)‚ considerable energy will be invested by adults in looking into what they will gain if learning something on their own and also what negative consequences will occur if they do not learn it. | The need to know in the andragogical model differs
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Online Learning and the Adult Learner Cassandra Jones Foundations of Online Learning American Public University System Amy Peterson Online Learning and the Adult Learner Being an online learner as an adult is harder in my opinion than being in a physical classroom. The learning styles one must have implemented prior to a start date can cause conflict with schedules or a more relaxed environment where as a more structural environment where lessons‚ assignments‚ quizzes‚ exams‚ and test are
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