Adult learning

Adult learning

1. Adult Learning

2. The adult education programme should mean not only the acquisition of literacy & numeracy, but also functional development & social awareness with a view to cultivating the habit of self education. Adult learning does not imply to only adults for literacy. In fact, it means to educate total personality of the adult & adult literacy is of fundamental importance for the all round development of the country. Introduction

3. Adult education , distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values . The entire range of formal, non-formal and informal learning  activities undertaken by  adults  and out of school youth, which result in the acquisition of new knowledge, skills and attitude. Definition

4. Need for adult learning

5. Aims of adult learning

6. General aims of adult learning

7. Functional aims of adult learning

8. Aspects of adult learning

9. Types of adult learning

10. Malcolm Shepherd Knowles  (1913 – 1997) was an American educator well known for the use of the term  Andragogy  as synonymous to the  adult education . Principles of adult learning

11. is the art and science of  adult learning , it is refers to any form of  adult learning .  Andragogy  in Greek means the man-leading in comparison to pedagogy, which in Greek means child-leading.  Andragogy

12. Autonomous & self‐directed Principles of adult learning

13. Brings experiences & knowledge to each learning activity Contd..

14. Relevancy‐oriented & practical Contd..

15. Goal oriented Contd..

16. Problem oriented & want to apply their knowledge Contd..

17. Motivated by intrinsic & extrinsic factors Contd..

18. Are pressed for time. Contd..

19. Have different learning styles. Contd..

20. Use all the senses Contd..

21. Likes to be respected Contd..

22. Stephen Lieb (1991) (Factors of motivation)

23. Vella’s principles of learning

24. Barriers of adult learning

25. Learning tips for effective instructor

26. Assessment of learning needs

27. Introduction

28. Purposes

29. Process

30. Identifying learning needs

31. Prioritizing needs

32. Need analysis

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