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Overview of the Introduction to Adult Learners
This section is an overview of the characteristics of adults with an
emphasis on adult learners. Not only do they have physical characteristics
that differ from youth, they also have life experiences that
will influence the way they learn, their learning goals and expectations,
their learning success or lack of success, and their participation
in learning. Your success as an instructor may depends on your
ability to incorporate this knowledge into your planning and instructing.
The objectives of this section are:
- Learners will be able to understand the fundamentals of adult
learners
- Learners will be able to describe the general principles about
learning
- Learners will be able to describe the characteristics of adult
learners
- Learners will be able to discuss the physical characteristics
of older adult learners
- Learners will be able to describe how older adult learners
can adapt to their physical conditions
- Learners will be able to discuss how a chain of responses
influences adult learners participation in learning
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