How Adults Learn

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How Adults Learn
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Learning Objectives

• - Principles of adult learning
• - Use principles to achieve key learning
  objectives
• - Make training appealing at all stages of adult
  learning

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Anticipate the needs of your audience.What makes
training a GREAT experience? Needs of
audience Reinforcing activities
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Now its time for an

• EXERCISE

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LEARNING METHODS RETENTION
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LEARNING METHODS RETENTION
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Adult Learning Principles

• - Self-directing
• - Related experience and knowledge
• - Variety of teaching methods
• - Learn by doing
• - Immediate application

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Adult Learning Cycle
Experiencing
Applying
Processing
Generalizing
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Phase One - ExperiencePrevious
experiencesExperience providedExamples of how
learners engage in the experiencing phase
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Phase Two - ProcessingDiscuss ExperiencesShare
reactions, feelings, affectsExamples of how
learners engage in processing phase
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Phase Three - Generalizing

• Identify general trends
• Conclusions and develop
• new concepts and theories
• So What? What can I take from
• this activity?
• What are some ways we generalize in our
  training sessions?

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Phase Four - Applying

• Learners -
• - modify old behaviors,
• - test new behaviors
• AND
• Practice behaviors
• Examples

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Generally learners experience all four phases

• Some people drift in and out because
• They have already experienced the phase
  currently discussed
• People have different learning styles

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Summary

• Adult Learning Principles
• Self-directing
• Experience and knowledge
• Teaching methods
• Learn by doing
• Immediate application

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Adult Learning Cycle

• Experiencing
• Processing
• Generalizing
• Applying

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Adult Learning Model
Experiencing Phase
Processing Phase
Applying Phase
Generalizing Phase
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How Adults Learn

• BSA 500 Questions
• Name three learning principles.
• What are two phases of adult learning?
• What was the wisdom that Confucius provided
  concerning how adults learn?
• Name one learning style.

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BSA 500 Answers

• Self-Directing
• Armed with related experience knowledge
• Variety of teaching methods
• Learn by doing
• Immediate application

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BSA 500 Answers

• Experiencing
• Processing
• Generalizing
• Applying

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BSA 500 Answers

• Tell me and I will forget.
• Show me and I will remember.
• But let me, and I will understand.

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BSA 500 Answers

• Discussion of an experience
• Reflective thinking
• Experiencing/using