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Adult Learning
Myth or Fact?

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Adult Learning Principles

Adult learners are:

Autonomous (independent) and self-directed
Relevancy-oriented
Deserving of respect
Goal-oriented
Practical

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Adult learners:
learn best in informal environments
relate life experiences to learning
remember more when they figure
things out for themselves
learn differently than children
learn at different rates

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4 Critical Elements of Learning:

Motivation: establish rapport; set tone for lesson
and level concern; set appropriate level of difficulty
Reinforcement: provide feedback
Positive-reinforces good behavior, encouraging
Negative-eliminates bad behavior; extinction
Retention: dependent on level of interest in
material; practice aids in retention
Transference: ability to use, or apply (transfer),
information learned in a different setting
from Principles of Adult Learning by Stephen Lieb, Senior Technical Writer and Planner, Arizona Department
of Health Services and part-time Instructor, South Mountain Community College from VISION, Fall 1991

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Instructors Responsibility

Discuss the Instructors Responsibility to the

Adult Learner as it applies to the 4 critical
elements to learning.
Motivation:
Reinforcement:
Retention:
Transference:
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Question???
Why is it important that instructors and/or
trainers understand and apply Lesson 2: Adult
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Principles when teaching adults?

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What is Learning?

Discuss within your group the definition of Learning.

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Learning Defined:

A Change in Behavior that can be seen and

measured.

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3 Learning Domains

Cognitive knowledge
Affective attitude/feeling
Psychomotor skills

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These are four excellent websites for

trainers!
www.langevin.com awesome Train-The-Trainer
stuff

www.bowperson.com awesome website for short,

informative articles; contains easy, ready-to-implement tips
and ideas

www.thiagi.com great website for articles, games,

trainers; contains ready-to-use ideas

www.astd.org a professional organization

ARTICLE: Lieb, S. (1991). Principles of Adult Learning.

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Check On Learning

1. What are the 4 Critical Elements of Adult

Learning?
2. Name the 3 Learning Domains. How do
they affect our Knowledge, skills and
attitude in learning?

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Summary

Discussed Lesson 2: Adult Learning

principles
Discussed 4 Critical Elements of Learning
Discussed 3 Learning Domains: Cognitive,
Affective, Psychomotor

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