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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available to them. It was found that two factors are important regarding graduate unemployment or underemployment‚ namely incidence and duration. The duration of graduate unemployment in particular‚ appears to be a sharply declining function of age. It is principally a youth problem‚ most graduates find a job after some time‚ and once they have work experience in their chosen field‚ find subsequent job search efforts relatively easier. Given the effects of the current economic recession in the US‚ some
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To what extent do sociocultural factors influence human relationships? Human relationships are complex and consist of many stages‚ such as attraction‚ formation and maintenance‚ and possibly ending. There are also different types of relationships‚ such as romantic relationships‚ friendships or relationships between kin. Many possible factors exist that can affect relationships‚ one of them being culture. Culture is hard to define‚ but it could be defined as a system of values that a group of people
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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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latent qualities‚ effecting a change for the better. There are four aspects to an individual’s personality: body‚ mind‚ heart and soul. Several factors contribute to one’s personality‚ to the development of one’s personality. These are all integral to the above mentioned aspects. The recognition‚ and consequently‚ the maintenance and progress of these factors – whether physiological or psychological‚ whether internal or external – is essential for ‘personality development’. Health is a state of complete
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Context That Motivates Adult Learning There are four “distinct context” to motivate adult learners according to the research of Malcolm Knowles (Alexander‚ M.‚ Clugston‚ W‚ & Tice‚ E. (2009) these are; Practical‚ Personal‚ Experiential and Idealistic Context. Practical context describes one who is motivated by intentional or specific personal gain where you deliberately choose to learn a subject or activity knowing in advance of starting the learning process that it will benefit and /or be
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Factors that influence learning Health Bad health can have a negative impact on a person’s learning. If a person is unwell they are unable to attend school‚ college or courses. For example‚ if a person has the flu‚ they could be unwell for two weeks. In those two weeks they could miss a substantial amount of learning time‚ leaving them behind with work & unable to move on with their learning at the same pace as their peers. Employment If a person is employed it can have a negative effect
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obviously it is not good for the employers. Organizations spend a major buck in inducting an employee‚ beginning from the recruitment process to his internalization in the organization. After reaping rich benefits in the organization in terms of learning‚ growth‚ development and availing every possible opportunity in that time span he feels he should go. The HR department is left in the hanging as how to fill in the gap between the demand and supply in terms of human resources. But it helps organizations
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Factors affecting learning MATURATION AS FACTOR IN LEARNING Maturation is an important factor that affects our learning is defined as “growth that proceeds regularly within a wide range of environmental conditions.” Maturation is growth that takes place regularly in an individual without special condition of stimulation such as training and practice. Learning is possible only when a certain stage of maturation is also reached. Exercise and training becomes fruitful only when a certain stage
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Research Paper: Adult Learning Education beyond high school‚ even beyond a Bachelors degree is a critical requirement to obtain a decent rewarding employment in today’s society. However‚ many individuals do not graduate high school or college for many reasons: unexpected pregnancies‚ lack of family support‚ need of financial aid‚ etc. These individuals who return to some kind of higher education later in life are known as adult learners‚ or the non-traditional students. Adult learners over
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