Motivating Adult Learnersfinals

Created by Ivy Brown 08/13/09 ,[object Object]

Research on Adult Learners 08/13/09 ,[object Object],Adult learners make up almost 40 percent of U.S. college students. These students are a small segment (6.5 million) of the more than 90 million adults 25 and older that participate in formal and informal education beyond high school.

[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object],Defining Adult Learners

Characteristics of Adult Learners ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

Theory of Adult Learning ,[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

Malcolm S. Knowles on Andragogy ,[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

08/13/09 ,[object Object],The kind of teaching and coaching people get makes a big difference on how much they will remember. In general, people in a learning situation retain: 10% of what they read 20% of what they hear 30% of what they see 95% of what they teach someone else to do 80% of what they use and do in real life 70% of what they talk with others 50% of what they see and hear

How Do Adults Learn? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

What’s your Motivation Style? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

Why Adults Learn? ,[object Object],[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

To maintain certification or to obtain a degree 08/13/09 ,[object Object]

Strategies to help motivate Adult Learners 08/13/09 ,[object Object],1. Put materials into “bite-size chunks” which people are able to understand. Make the material relevant, as close to the actual requirements of that person’s job.

Strategies to help motivate Adult Learners ,[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object]

Strategies to help motivate Adult Learners 08/13/09 ,[object Object],5. Make certain the student is equipped with enough knowledge and skill to complete the assignment, rather than setting the person up for failure.

[object Object],[object Object],08/13/09 ,[object Object],QUOTE FOR THE DAY!

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