Adult Learning Principles

Adult learners make choices relevant to their learning objectives. They also direct their learning goals with the guidance of their mentors. Students need to be given the freedom to assume responsibility for their own choices

• •Practical

• •Internally motivated and self-directed

• •Bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences

• •Need to be respected

Adult learners aim to acquire relevant and adequate knowledge and for this reason intended learning outcomes should be clearly identified.

• •Need to be respected

• •Relevancy oriented

• •Practical

• •Goal oriented

This acronym is what trainers always need to provide in all their trainings to make sure their learners are more motivated to pay attention.

Adult learners benefit by relating the assigned tasks to their own learning goals. If it is clear that the activities they are engaged into, directly contribute to achieving their personal learning objectives, then they will be inspired and motivated to engage in projects and successfully complete them.

• •Goal oriented

• •Internally motivated and self-directed

• •Relevancy oriented

• •Bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences

Adult learners thrive in collaborative relationships with their educators.

Learners become more productive when they’re considered by their instructors as colleagues.

• •Need to be respected

• •Relevancy oriented

• •Practical

• •Internally motivated and self-directed

These are important markers to determine if a session is motivating (select 3):

• Relevant

• Rewarding

• Interesting

• Respect

• Practical

He is credited for coming up with the Adult Learning Principles.

• Malcolm Knowels

• Malcolm Knowles

• Malcom Knowles

• Malcolm Knowls

According to Adult Learning, this is one way for students to apply the theoretical concepts learned inside the classroom into real-life situations.

• Nesting

• Scavenger Hunt

• CNXU

• Role Play