September 25‚ 2012 Adult Learning Theory Paper Summary The article “Engaging the Adult Learner Generational Mix” examines the adult learning through different generations. The author focuses on surveys that were given on two graduate classes. Some adult learners were in online classes‚ while others were in a hybrid class. The surveys were done in three different locations. In this article the author analyses three different generations’ Readiness to Learn‚ Orientation to Learning‚ and Motivation
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Adult Learning Theory: Making a Buck Jon Schein College 100 31 October 2010 Wendy T. Hilbert Adult Learning Theory When you look at our society and how obtaining a secondary education has become so vital and such a big business today‚ it is easy to understand why institutions of higher learning have placed a lot of time and money into understanding how adults learn. Since our start in school as young children there has been and always will be a high importance placed on our learning. The
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Summary Common sense seems to dictate that learning theories are a basic set of ideas or principals that is easy to relate toward helping the adult learner get the most out of any subject matter that the student is attempting to learn. Some of the theories tend to seem as innate as breathing while new theories continue to be developed and more research suggests a need for deeper continued scrutiny of how actual learning in an adult takes place on levels beyond response and conditioning as well as
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Transformational Learning Theory of Adult Education Introduction Transformational learning is a relatively new and thoroughly modern yet evolving learning theory‚ with timeless implications for the educator. Developed initially by Jack Mezirow‚ it is a theory that involves‚ at its core‚ a shift in beliefs‚ deep self reflection and a discourse of that reflection. This constructivist-based process of making sense of the world is in stark contrast to simply acquiring knowledge. Most assume that Transformational
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WED 486 Reflection Assignment Dr. Steven Brookfield’s Adult Learning May 30‚ 2013 In the pursuit of higher learning‚ many adults are returning back to school to obtain suitable degrees. These untraditional students bring with them a unique mindset to the classroom environment‚ to include certain hurdles professors and students must face at one point in time during their curriculum. Amongst the several theories on “Adult Learning” discussed in this course‚ the theorist that is more in
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Adult learning is a complex subject that in recent years has become more of a necessity than a personal pursuit. There are three factors present in the American society today that necessitate the need for adult learning. These factors are: Dramatic changes in demographics‚ the global economy‚ and technology. (5) Demographics are concerned with growth and development of adult learners and emerging groups of learners with special needs. There are more adults in our society than ever before and the
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Characteristics of adult learning Education of children is compulsory‚ formal and standardized. Adult learning is voluntary and intentional. The aim of adult education is the independent self-directed learner. Adults tend to resist a learning process which is incongruent with their self-concept as autonomous individuals and does not correspond to their needs and interests. Adult learning is learner-centered What children learn in school should be useful to them — but later in life. Child learning is subject-centered
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Explain ways in which theories of how adults learn can be applied to work with groups of adults Kolb’s learning cycle represents in a cycle diagram the process through which adults learn. The theory is that people learn through reflecting on their experience‚ deciding how they felt‚ analyzing what was going on and choosing what they will do next time. These 4 phases of learning are known as; concrete experience‚ reflective observation‚ abstract conceptualization and active experiment. This
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LEARNING THEORIES TYPES OF LEARNING THEORIES 1. Behavioral Theory 2. Cognitive Theory - Teaching for one to learn 3. Social Learning Theory - Role Modeling Theory - came from the Greek word “Theoria” which means beholding a spectacle or speculation. * An explanation of a phenomena or an abstract generalization that explains the relationship of a phenomena. * Provides professional autonomy and power by guiding and directing the practice education‚ and
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Learning Theories: A Comparative Analysis of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gagné’s Conditions of Learning Abstract This paper explores how Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gagné’s Conditions of Learning are used in the development of a lesson plan. First‚ the paper describes the learners for whom the lesson is prepared. Secondly‚ it will describe the learning environment. Lastly‚ it will describe the activities and elements of the lesson. Learning Theories: A Comparative Analysis of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gagné’s Conditions
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