Adult%20Learning%20Principles

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Adult Learning Principles

• Patricia McNally,EdD

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• 5 Principles of Andragogy

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• Sowhat is andragogy?
• The art and science of helping adults learn.
• Characteristics of adult learners
• Guidelines for planning instruction for
  independent and self-directed learners
• Andragogy has its roots in humanistic psychology

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• First assumption
• Problem centered rather than subject centered
• Immediate application of knowledge

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• Second assumption
• Adult learning is related to their readiness to
  learn.
• Interest and motivation
• Life developmental stage and related life tasks

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• Third Assumption
• Past experiences become reference points for
  understanding new experiences

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• Fourth assumption
• Adults become increasingly independent and self
  directed as they mature
• Adults can diagnose, plan, and evaluate their own
  learning needs

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• Fifth assumption
• Adult learners are more often motivated by
  internal needs then by external pressures.
• In medical school this would occur during M3 M4
  years