Power point 1

Question 1

Learning theories

Answer 1

cognitive
behavior
experiential
social- cultural

Question 2

Differences for adult learners

Answer 2

Perceptual 
learning style 
cultural 
adult differences 
generational

Question 3

Pedagogical model

Answer 3

• learner is dependent
• learner has little experience
• readiness a function of age
• subject-centered orientation to learning
• external motivation

Question 4

Andragogical model

Answer 4

• learner is self-directing
• learner comes with experience
• readiness based on need to know
• life, problem, or task centered orientation to learning
• internal motivation

Question 5

Assumptions of adult learners

Answer 5

• see themselves as self-directing and responsible
• possess an accumulation of experience with is a resource for their own learning
• motivation to learn when they perceive the activity as being directly related to their own ‘life tasks’
• Interests tend to focus on problem-solving rather than of abstract content or theory.

Question 6

Implications of principles of adult learning

Answer 6

• pursue accuracy rather than speed
• increase self-reliance, autonomy, and inner directness
• underestimate their ability to learn (lack confidence)
• Rely increasingly on prior knowledge and experience
• oriented toward immediate problems and making immediate application
• individual differences are more pronounced than children’s
• short term memory declines while long term memory improves
• vision and hearing decline
• energy is lower and reaction speed becomes slower
• “fluid” intelligence declines and “crystallized” intelligence remains stable (or increases)

Question 7

Learner characteristics

Answer 7

• age or age range
• educational level
• prior knowledge
• previous experience
• language spoken
• cultural influences
• gender
• learning style

Question 8

Learning and teaching styles

Answer 8

• Concrete experience (sensing/feeling)
• imaginative learners- why?
• Reflective observation (watching)
• Analytic learners- what?
• Abstract Conceptualization (thinking)
• Common Sense learners- How?
• Active Experimentation (doing)
• Dynamic learners- what if?

Question 9

Domains of learning

Answer 9

• cognitive
• affective
• psychomotor
• perceptual
• spiritual

Question 10

Cognitive Domain

Answer 10

• knowledge
• comprehension
• application
• analysis
• synthesis
• evaluation

Question 11

Affective Domain

Answer 11

• receiving
• responding
• valuing
• organization
• characterization

Question 12

Psychomotor Domain

Answer 12

• perception
• set
• guided response
• mechanism
• complex over response
• adaption
• origination

Question 13

Task analysis

Answer 13

• steps in sequence of a motor activity
• breaks down complex skill into components (sequential steps, key points)
• helpful in teaching a skill