Adult Learning

Link to Google Doc Handout - When you click on this link, it will automatically request that you make a copy of the Doc for your own editing.

Pop Quiz! - (click pop quiz for link) Before continuing with the lesson, take this quick quiz to see what you already know about adult learning.

Introductory Discussion (click here) - If you understood more about how adults learn, how would you use this information in your work as an educator/teacher or trainer?

• What are some of the answers you wrote down? As we discuss this lesson today, continually think about how you can apply the principles to your position.

Key Concepts and Terms

• Learning
• Education
• Pedagogy
• Andragogy
• Knowles’ Six Principles

Theorists:

• Thorndike
• Lindemann
• Allen M. Tough
• Maslow
• Carl Rogers
• Malcolm Knowles

Knowles' Six Principles of Andragogy

• Need to know
• Learner’s self-concept (self-directed)
• Learner’s experience
• Readiness to learn (life tasks)
• Orientation to learning
• Motivation to learn (internal)

References

Hersey, P., & Blanchard, K. H. (1988). Management of organizational behavior utilizing human resources. Prentice Hall.

Holyoke, L., & Larson, E. (2009). Engaging the Adult Learner Generational Mix. Journal of Adult Education. 38, 12-21.

Knowles, M., Holton, E., & Swanson, R. (2015). The adult learner: the definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (8th ed.). London and New York: Routledge.

Rogers, C. R., Lyon, H. C., & Tausch, R. (2014). On becoming an effective teacher: Person-centred teaching, psychology, philosophy, and dialogues with Carl R. Rogers and Harold Lyon. Routledge.

Tough, A. (1979). The adult's learning projects: A fresh approach to theory and practice in adult learning - 2d ed. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.