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Increasing & Maintaining Staff
Proficiency in Carrying out
Behaviour Plans & Principles of
Adult Learning
Evaluation Quiz 4
WEEK WEEK 11
Increasing & Maintaining Staff Proficiency
in Carrying out Behaviour Plans & Principles
of Adult Learning
Learning as a child vs adult
Children have lees prior knowledge and exp
Learning is oriented around learning about subjects, less about solving
specific problems
They require more direction and guidance in their learning
If you don't provide yourself opportunities for your to learn, you
won't grow
Adult Learning: Malcolm Knowles
Field of adult learning is a fairly new field of study
Increasing & Maintaining Staff Proficiency in Carrying out Behaviour Plans & Principles of Adult Learning 1
, Pioneered by Malcolm Knowles
Based on assumption adults want to learn
Have more autonomy than children to decide whether to attend a training or
not
Characteristics of Adult Learners: Parents & Staff
What are the 6 characteristics of adult learners?
Autonomous & Self-Directed: can direct themselves and their learning
Have life experiences and knowledge: work-related activities, family
responsibilities, previous education, etc
Goal oriented: usually have a goal of what they want to learn
Relevancy oriented: more motivate when they see a reason for learning
something
Practical: will focus on aspects they feel will be most useful in work or life
Desire respect: instructors should acknowledge experiences brought to
the classroom
Designing Training to Address Adult Learning
Principles
Everything should be realistic. And provide examples based on
their experience. This is part of your building rapport.
What does the learner should be for optimal learning?
For optimal learning, the learner should be actively involved in the learning
experience.
Adults learn by doing.
How should the examples be for them to be helpful?
Problems and examples are helpful to include. They should be realistic and
relevant to the learners.
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