AET/505: The Foundations Of Adult Learning
Adult Learning
April R. Gaines
Mary Joseph-Martin November 25, 2012
AET/505 - FOUNDATIONS OF ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Adult Learning
Adult learning is a way to separate the way adults learn from the way children learn. Physiologically, learning is the formation of cell assemblies and phase sequences. Children learn by building these assemblies and sequences. Adults spend more time making new arrangements than forming new sequences. They can learn by talking with others. We can easily say, this makes adults to create a connection between differences and similarities. There are many assumptions about adult learning such as adults are self directed, they are goal oriented, adults are …show more content…
Your child will learn best through one or more of these learning channels, and you can help him become a successful learner by teaching the child through his primary learning style(s). Auditory activities include reading, listening, hearing, etc. These are channels used in a typical school classroom. When you read, you "hear" the words. The learning style that is good for you may not be so favorable with someone else. We all learn best in our own way, and if you know which way works best for you, then you can learn more and do better in your classes, and in life. A child with significantly impaired movement might find kinesthetic learning channels the most difficult to use. The key is to know what channel is most useful to your child and teach towards that learning style. Most children can learn through all channels and if they are taught through all channels they will have maximized learning because what they don 't get from their main channel, they may get from …show more content…
These changes affect how we learn and take in new information. Our hearing decreases, our eyesight becomes poorer, and the brain becomes slower at absorbing and retaining new information. To accommodate to the more mature adults in the classroom, I would make sure the older adults were closer to me to hear me speak. I would make sure any handouts, homework, or textbooks have a decent sized font that they could read.
Psychological
I believe my philosophy of adult education is Progressivism. I think that John Dewey’s theory that that people are social animals who learn well through active interplay with others and that our learning increases when we are engaged in activities that have meaning for us is an important belief for adults and that that book learning is no substitute for actually doing things. The notion that knowledge is acquired and expanded as we apply our previous experiences to solving new, meaningful problems is a key aspect of adult learning.
April R. Gaines
Mary Joseph-Martin November 25, 2012
AET/505 - FOUNDATIONS OF ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Adult Learning
Adult learning is a way to separate the way adults learn from the way children learn. Physiologically, learning is the formation of cell assemblies and phase sequences. Children learn by building these assemblies and sequences. Adults spend more time making new arrangements than forming new sequences. They can learn by talking with others. We can easily say, this makes adults to create a connection between differences and similarities. There are many assumptions about adult learning such as adults are self directed, they are goal oriented, adults are …show more content…
Your child will learn best through one or more of these learning channels, and you can help him become a successful learner by teaching the child through his primary learning style(s). Auditory activities include reading, listening, hearing, etc. These are channels used in a typical school classroom. When you read, you "hear" the words. The learning style that is good for you may not be so favorable with someone else. We all learn best in our own way, and if you know which way works best for you, then you can learn more and do better in your classes, and in life. A child with significantly impaired movement might find kinesthetic learning channels the most difficult to use. The key is to know what channel is most useful to your child and teach towards that learning style. Most children can learn through all channels and if they are taught through all channels they will have maximized learning because what they don 't get from their main channel, they may get from …show more content…
These changes affect how we learn and take in new information. Our hearing decreases, our eyesight becomes poorer, and the brain becomes slower at absorbing and retaining new information. To accommodate to the more mature adults in the classroom, I would make sure the older adults were closer to me to hear me speak. I would make sure any handouts, homework, or textbooks have a decent sized font that they could read.
Psychological
I believe my philosophy of adult education is Progressivism. I think that John Dewey’s theory that that people are social animals who learn well through active interplay with others and that our learning increases when we are engaged in activities that have meaning for us is an important belief for adults and that that book learning is no substitute for actually doing things. The notion that knowledge is acquired and expanded as we apply our previous experiences to solving new, meaningful problems is a key aspect of adult learning.