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MOVING FROM PEDAGOGY TO ANDRAGOGY

By Hiemstra, R., & Sisco, B - A historical perspective of adult learning, pedagogy and andragogy, which includes an extensive annotated bibliography related to adult learning. (Added: 30-May-2007 Hits: 363 )

Adult Learning - ACTIVE vs PASSIVE LEARNING

By L. Dee Fink - Many college teachers today want to move past passive learning to active learning, to find better ways of engaging students in the learning process. But many teachers feel a need for help in imagining what to do, in or out of class, that would constitute a meaningful set of active learning activities. The model below offers a way of conceptualizing the learning process in a way that may assist teachers in identifying meaningful forms of active learning. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 723 )

Achieving Success with Adult Learners

By L. Barnes - Enclosed are ten specific factors as they apply to adult learners and how educators can help accommodate their needs in the classroom. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 601 )

Andragogy and Malcolm Knowles - A Critical Examination

By na - The notion of andragogy has been around for nearly two centuries. It became particularly popular in North America and Britain as a way of describing adult learning through the work of Malcolm Knowles. But what actually does it mean, and how useful a term is it when thinking about adult learning? (Added: 30-May-2007 Hits: 502 )

30 Things We Know For Sure About Adult Learning

By Ron and Susan Zemke - The next five years will eclipse the last fifty in terms of hard data production on adult learning. For the present, we must recognize that adults want their learning to be problem-oriented, personalized and accepting of their need for self-direction and personal responsibility. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 320 )

Tips for Teaching Adult Students Online

By n a - The principles of adult learning presented below are largely based on Malcolm Knowles' 1980 theory of "andragogy," which is defined as "the art and science of teaching adults." Principles from general adult learning theories have also been included. (Added: 28-Sep-2006 Hits: 330 )

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