Here's a list of generalized characteristics common to many but not all adult learners. into a whole. They tend to be frustrated with "theory" that needs to be stored away for future use or learning for the sake of learning. • Accept that jobs and families can create obstacles for the learner, and be willing to extend deadlines for assignments. • Accept that the learners will not see their educational efforts as necessarily the highest priority in their lives The Major Characteristics of Adult Learners : Most of the HKU SPACE students are adults. • Take the time to get to know more about the experiences of our learners and seek to help them to link new ideas to such prior learning. • Understand adult learners desire a peer relationship with instructors, rather than a hierarchical one.
Allow for self-assessment and evaluation __________________________________________________ • Always seek to include the adult in the planning of educational efforts. Adult learners know there is no time to waste with vague notions of what they want from their education. • Recognize that adults also expect greater availability of instructors. A student who adopts a surface His primary research interest is Distance Education, particularly teaching/learning issues in On-line Education. A student Characteristic #2 2.1.
They have to know what they are learning, and why they are learning it. Characteristic #1 - Adults Generally Desire to Take More Control Over Their Learning Than Youth As adult educators, we must pay much more attention to sound and lighting when dealing with adult learners".
Still other adults, who may have done well in their earlier Think of a recent lesson plan you either created or delivered for your current class of younger students. Teachers should create a learning • Adult educators must prioritize student advising to provide guidance to help learners to be realistic about the demands of learning and provide time management and study suggestions. 3 posts published by Abayomi during August 2016. Adults Generally Desire to Take More Control Over Their Learning Than Youth "Adults tend to be self-directed in their lives, although responsibilities with jobs, families, and other organizations can remove a degree of their freedom to act. Characteristics of Adults as Learners by Diana Montoya 1. )Under the learner’s self-concept assumption, for example, children slowly learn to do things for themselves, but are still dependent on adults for most aspects of their life, moving to teen years, when they become more independent to young adults, when they are expected to be responsible for their own lives.
In other words, adults tend to learn less rapidly with age, but what they learn is learned at a deeper and more integrative level. Maturity brings unique characteristics that affect how adults are motivated to learn. Probeck, Tara. 4 Synopsis of Findings From Five Years of Practitioner Action Research in Pennsylvania.PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, Vol. important to be fully aware of the special characteristics of the adult (i.e., turn the classroom from a competitive environment to a collaborative one) Below shows the link to the article chosen to comment on: Perceptions of an overwhelming curriculum and a heavy workload are often Include the adults in the planning of educational efforts2.2.1. Andragogy is the study of how adults learn and is a theory developed … Programs with Action Research, Adult Learning, Vol. • Employ learning strategies that build higher confidence in adult learners. This approach is driven by an intrinsic motive, to seek meaning, Link new concepts to older, understood, and accepted concepts for adult learners.9.1.1.1. 2. • Adult learners need more explanation of the "why" of changes, not just the "how." Through collaboration in small groups, adults can benefit from their variety of experiences. They have characteristics that must be addressed when creating lesson plans. They evaluate the validity of new ideas and concepts in light of how the idea or concept "fits" their experience". 10 Characteristics of Adults as Learners The following information was taken from course content written by Dr. Gary Kuhne for "ADTED 460 - Introduction to Adult Education," a course offered through Penn State's World Campus. attempts to reproduce the surface aspects of the task. They have a concrete goal: whether to achieve a higher degree for a promotion or to go down an entirely new career path and attain the training needed. learning context have significant effects on students� approaches to learning. ______________________________________________ What changes would you make to your lesson plan and what adult learner characteristic are you attempting to accommodate with the change? G. Kuhne. • More flexibility in adult education programs than in traditional education.