Essays Tagged: "Adult learner"

Learning Style inventory and MBTI and the usefulness of them in a business. It is also based on my concrete experiences, active experience, reflective observations, abstract experiences.

and pedagogy, the Learning Style Inventory(LSI), and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).A. The Adult Learner: Andragogy and PedagogyThe development of learning begins as a child and continues on ... art and science of pediatric learning.Andragogy come after pedagogy, and is the art and science of adult learning.Pedagogy deals with ideology where andragogy deals with a system of alternativeassump ...

(8 pages) 497 0 3.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Reflective writing - personal view - learning styles - adult learners.

of them emphasizing various aspects of the teaching and learning process. I support the claim that adult learning should be looked at as a distinct style of learning and is unique to that of child an ... looked at as a distinct style of learning and is unique to that of child and adolescence learning. Adults bring their life experiences into the classroom. They bring past knowledge as well as past bi ...

(3 pages) 452 0 4.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Stress Mangement and the Adult Learner.

Stress Management and the Adult LearnerStress Management is the ability to maintain control when situations, people and events ... ause, prevention and avenues of alleviating tension. The capability to manage stress throughout the adult learning process enables an individual to focus on studies and disburse time effectively.What ... can be vast responsibility. On top of work and family the nest obstacle is school. The majority of adult learners want to maintain a high grade point average, but it is not always possible. The idea ...

(5 pages) 174 0 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide

Analysing the Difference in Adult Learning Styles

Analyzing the Difference in Adult Learning StylesWhen attending school as an adult, an individual may have questioned whether th ... n adult, an individual may have questioned whether they still have the ability to learn new things. Adults have the tendency to question themselves, even though experience has made them great learners ... ce has made them great learners. How can a child, adolescent or teen have the level of expertise an adult has obtained through years of experience? Androgogy is a term used to recognize the maturity o ...

(6 pages) 462 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Factors Motivating Adult Learners

Factors MotivatingAdult LearnersAdult learners have different needs and motivations than students starting their educa ... ers have different needs and motivations than students starting their education for the first time. Adult learners look for ways to grow within their careers, and for the new career opportunities that ... r a desire to present an example to their family. Families fulfill a role key to the success of the adult learner. In balancing all of the aspects of their lives, adult learners may look to their fami ...

(8 pages) 272 2 4.5 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Values of college education

rs when they were considering pursuing their degree whether as a student leaving high school or the adult learner completing their degree. The question becomes even more prevalent as the cost of a col ...

(8 pages) 229 0 4.1 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative

Adult Learning Styles Paper.

Introduction.When learning anything as an adult, a person can start to question themselves as to whether they can still learn. The adult learn ... enthusiastic physical actions and often use hand gestures when speaking (soft_med. 2005).One of the adults on the university learning team that is being reviewed for adult learning style is Dee Underw ... nager in the Kia Consumer Affairs office. She has worked there over 5 years. She has identified her adult learning style as a tactile learner. Tactile learners are people who learn best by doing. Thes ...

(2 pages) 167 1 3.7 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Adult Development and Behavior

Adulthood and aging is mid-life transition that happens to individuals typically ranging from thirti ... g theories, each of them emphasizing various aspects of the teaching and learning process. However, adult learning should be looked at as a distinct style of learning and is unique to that of child an ... looked at as a distinct style of learning and is unique to that of child and adolescence learning. Adults bring their life experiences into the classroom. They bring past knowledge as well as past bi ...

(2 pages) 44 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Educational Models Adult Learning Encompass A Broad Spectrum of Experience, Motivation, and Abilities.

Educational Models � PAGE �1� Adult LearningAdult Learners encompass a broad spectrum of experience, motivation, and abilities. It ... acher that is commonly used in schools to the engaged partnership model that is recommended for the adult learner (Newman & Peile, 2002). After choosing which model to utilize, the models can then ... model to utilize, the models can then be analyzed in respect to their styles. For this analysis the adult learning model and its styles will be looked at further.There are many ways to approach adult ...

(2 pages) 82 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Linguistics

ed I had, this question comes in my mind, "Is Second Language Acquisition the same in childhood and adulthood?" This is a question that was thought answered by Lenneberg's Critical Period Hypothesis i ... ccording to Lenneberg's CPH, it is during childhood that language acquisition is faster than during adulthood. For decades many language teachers believed this but the question is, is this true? Then ...

(10 pages) 0 0 0.0 Jan/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers