GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LEARNING THEORIES
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Question
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Adults are internally motivated and self-directed
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Adults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences
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Adults are goal oriented
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Adults are relevancy oriented
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Adults are practical
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Detailed explanation-1: -Principles of learning include readiness, exercise, effect, primacy, recency, intensity and freedom. Readiness implies a degree of willingness and eagerness of an individual to learn something new. Exercise states that those things most often repeated are best remembered.
Detailed explanation-2: -The five assumptions of andragogy are that adults are self-directed learners, adult learners bring a wealth of experience to the educational setting, adults enter educational settings ready to learn, adults are problem-centered in their learning, and adults are best motivated by internal factors (Knowles, 1980).
Detailed explanation-3: -Malcolm Knowles, an American Educator, proposes the adult learning model, andragogy, that highlights six assumptions or characteristics; adults’ self-concept, learning experiences, readiness to learn, motivation, need to know, and problem-centered learning.