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Pedagogy vs.
Andragogy
Pedagogical                          Andragogical
                         The Learner
   The learner is dependent             The learner is self-directed
    upon the instructor for all          The learner is responsible for
    learning                              his/her own learning
   The teacher/instructor               Self-evaluation is
    assumes full responsibility for       characteristic of this
    what is taught and how it is          approach
    learned.
   The teacher/instructor
    evaluates learning
Pedagogical                          Andragogical

             Role of the Learner’s Experience
   The learner comes to the             Learner brings a greater
    activity with little experience       volume and quality of
    that could be tapped as a             experience
    resource for learning                Adults are a rich resource for
   The experience of the                 one another
    instructor is most influential       Different experiences assure
                                          diversity in groups of adults
                                         Experience becomes the
                                          source of self-identify
Pedagogical                       Andragogical

              Readiness to Learn
   Students are told what they       Any change is likely to
    have to learn in order to          trigger a readiness to learn
    advance to the next level of      The need to know in order
    mastery                            to perform more effectively
                                       in some aspect of one’s life
                                      Ability to assess gaps
                                       between where one is now
                                       and where one wants and
                                       needs to be
Pedagogical                        Andragogical

          Orientation to Learning
   Learning is a process of          Learners want to perform a
    acquiring prescribed subject       task, solve a problem, live in
    matter                             a more satisfying way
   Content units are                 Learning must have
    sequenced according to             relevance to real-life tasks
    the logic of the subject          Learning is organized
    matter                             around life/work situations
                                       rather than subject matter
                                       units
Pedagogical                       Andragogical

          Motivation for Learning
   Primarily motivated by           Internal motivators:
    external pressures,               selfesteem, recognition,
    competition for grades, and       better quality of life, self-
    the consequences of failure       confidence, self-
                                      actualization
How I would use these
     theories in my practice.
 Pedagogy
 Andragogy
 UsingICE, give examples
 Teaching employability skills
What I’ve done for my final
          submission
 Shutterfly
 Animoto
 Prezi-Started using this in my lessons
 Pintrest- Introduced this to my learners
 Wordpress
  http://laurajgcollins.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/pri
  nciples-of-teaching-and-innovation-enterprise-
  and-employability/