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Adult Learners

Betty Shaw, Member NTTC

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Objective

●To review characteristics and attitudes of the Adult Learner

●To explore ways to create a Learning Environment for the Adult Learner

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Environments

●Traditional Class Setting

●Distance Learning

● Self Study

● Link & Learn

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Adult Learning

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Adult Learning

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Characteristics of Adults as Learners as Compared With Youth

Taken fromGary Straquadine, UTU

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Adult versus Youth Learners

1. Adults are older They have lived longer and have a

different perspective on life. They no longer see life

through rose-colored glasses, but as a set of realities.

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Adult versus Youth Learners

2. Adults have had more experience They have insights and see

relationship not discerned by children.

They have a sense of what is likely to work and what is not – sort of accumulated wisdom.

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Adult versus Youth Learners

3. Adults have needs which are more concrete and immediate than those of children They are impatient with long

discourses on theory and liketo see theory applied to practical problems.

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Adult versus Youth Learners

4. Adults are used to being treated as mature persons and resent having teachers talk down to them.

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Adult versus Youth Learners

5. A corollary of 4 is that adults enjoy having their talents and information made use of in a teaching situation.

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6. Adult groups are likely to be more heterogeneous than youth groups. Differences increase with age and

mobility. Adults come from a

wider variety of backgrounds andintelligence levels than youth.

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Adult versus Youth Learners

7. Adults can learn as well as youth; although they may not perform some tasks as rapidly as youth.

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Adults Learn as Well as Young People

●People over the age of 40 have an advantage, when it comes to learning material which calls for good judgment or related to experience.

●Adults can do “fast memorizing” more efficiently than young children; however, youngsters retain the fact longer.

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Adults Learn as Well as Young People

●The reasons adults may appear to learn not as well is based on reaction time, not intelligence. If time is not a factor, there is no difference in ability to learn.

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Does aging have an effect on adult learning?

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A. Decreases about 1% a year after the age of 30.

C. Doesn’t materially change during adulthood

D. Starts dropping off significantly after the

age of 65.

B. Increases about 1% ayear until the age of 65.

IQ in Adults

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The Correct Answer is C

Contrary to popular opinion, IQ doesn’t decline remarkably with age.

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●A group of 50 year olds were given IQ tests That they had taken 31 years earlier. They made higher scores on every part except math reasoning.

(Wechsler found test scores increased until 35 then declined very slowly after that.)

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A. Peaks around the age of 20.

C. Peaks around the age of 40. D. Peaks around the age of 50

B. Peaks around the age of 30.

Physical Strength in Adults

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The Correct Answer is B

Physical strength reaches a peak around the age of 30

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● In England, Galton set up a booth at a National Fair and tested over 7,000 people for physical strength, his research reveals 30 is the peak.

● However, physical strength declines slowly.

● Research at Harvard found physical strength dropped dramatically between 70 and 75.

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A. In youth.

C. In both youth and adults. D. In neither youth or adults

B. In adults.

There is a relationship between intelligence and speed of learning

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The correct answer is A

● In youth there is a correlation between intelligence and speed in learning. In adulthood, this is not true.

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A. Age 15

C. Age 45 D. Age 60

B. Age 30

The ability to hear peaks before

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The Correct Answer is A

●Peak Performance in Hearing Occurs Before Age 15

●Gradual decline until 65, then more rapid.

●Older people Hear less and Hear slower

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Hearing

●As people age: Men lose ability to hear high sounds. Women lose ability to hear low sounds.

This is one of the reasons why women talk more with women and men talk more with men in the older years

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Common Sense Practices in the Classroom

●Place seating where people can see everyone’s face

●Make use of small groups

●Teacher should stand still

●Teacher should speak, clearly,distinctly, and loudly

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Common Sense Practices in the Classroom

●Use more than one sense while teaching

●Observe faces of students

●Eliminate outside noises

●Ask people to speak out if they can’t hear

●Repeat questions and answers

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A. Between 13 and 18

C. Between 40 and 55 D. After 55

B. Between 18 and 40

The most acute decline in vision occurs

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The Correct answer is C

Vision

13-18 Continuous gain18-40 Gradual decline40-55 Sharp decline55 On Gradual decline

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Vision

●Older Eyes Suffer Vision loss in dim light Narrowing field of vision Slow adaptation to dark Cataracts Defective color vision

SO……………..

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Common Sense Practices for the Classroom

● Illumination There should be good lighting Participants should not face Direct

Light

●Eliminate glare

●Use Large Writing

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Media

●Use Sharp Color Contrast

●Enlarged Type or Print

●Avoid Abbreviations

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Adult Learner Characteristics

●Adults do not want to spend time going over what they already know.

●Adults must be able to relate new information to what they already know.

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Adult Learner Characteristics

●Adults will remember something if it is important to them Is presented in a memorable way and Is repeated, repeated, repeated.

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Adult Learner Characteristics

●Adults will maintain interest if tasks are challenging but not overwhelming.

●Adults learn best when they have immediate feedback on the task

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Getting Started:

●Why am I here?

●Will I just be listening?

●Will the speaker be organized?

●Where is the agenda?

●Will this time of value to me?

●Where are the restrooms?

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Tips For Presentation:

● Know your audience

● Value your audience

● Engage your audience

● Anticipate the needs of your audience

● Respect your audience

● Listen to your audience

● Engage your audience

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Before Class:

● Have a class roster and know who is in the room.

● Check the lighting and room temperature.

● Smile and Greet participants as they arrive.

● Check to see if everyone has the necessary tools – text, paper, writing instrument.

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Before Class:

●Be sure you have telephone numbers for everyone in case class time needs to be changed.

●Be sure everyone can see – be it speaker, screen, whatever.

● Seat those who appear to have hearing or vision problems where they are comfortable.

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Leading:

●Give the appearance of being organized

●Be enthusiastic about sharing tax information, computer usage, and e-filing.

● Speak clearly and loudly enough, while making eye contact with the audience.

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Leading:

●Vary approach – e.g., multimedia screen, computer practice, small groups

●Know your sources of information – bibliographies are helpful.

● Start and end on time.

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While Presenting:

● Share agenda, lunch time and breaks

●Have clearly written handouts.

●Provide practical applications and real-life examples

●Relate what you say to the audience's experience.

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While Presenting:

●Guide audience members to other sources of information.

●Repeat audience questions – then address answers to the whole audience

●Be prepared with an ending – one that can be used before you are at the end of your presentation!

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I am at the end of my presentation.

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