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Adult Learners Central Arizona College District Tutor Training Fall 2011 Tamara Cochran
Adult Learners
Central Arizona CollegeDistrict Tutor Training
Fall 2011Tamara Cochran
Adult Learners
Characteristics of adult learners
Life experience & prior knowledge
Autonomous & self-directed
Relevancy oriented
Goal oriented
Practical
Lieb, S. (1991). Principles of Adult Learning. Vision, Fall.
Understanding Adult Learners
Autonomous & self-directed
Serve as facilitator
Actively involve student
Guide through discovery
Avoid/minimize lecturing, teaching, presenting facts
Understanding Adult Learners
Life experience & prior knowledge
Family or personal
Workplace
Community
Ginsurg, L., Manly, M., and Schmitt, M.J (2006). The Components of Numeracy [NCSALL Occasional Paper]. Cambridge, MA: National Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and Learning.
Understanding Adult Learners
Goal and Relevancy Oriented
Reason for learning
Demonstrate value
Assist with goal attainment
Keep theories & concepts familiar
Practical
Useful, real-life focus
Personal connections
Barriers for Adult Learners
Lack of:
Time
Money
Interest
Confidence
Issues with:
Scheduling
Child-care
Transportation
Motivating Adult Learners
Build rapport & set the tone
Provide feedback
Often
Specific
Transference of Learning
Skill of self-directed, life-long learners
Occurs most successfully using:
Association
Similarity
Degree of original learning
Critical attribute element
Math Activity – Adult Learners
Everyday Number Sense: Mental Math and Visual Models. (2008). EMPower, Key Curriculum Press.
Writing Activity – Adult Learners
Metric System
Write down everything you already know about the metric system. 3 minutes.
Liquid Measurement
Tell me the different ways you use liquid measurements. 3 minutes.
Angles
Explain the difference between an acute angle, a right angle, and an obtuse angle.
Economy
Tell me everything you can about supply and demand.
Altieri, J. (2010). Strengthening Writing Skills While Communicating Mathematical Knowledge. Literacy + Math = Creative Connections. International Reading Association.
Writing Activity – Adult Learners
Summary
Background knowledge
Areas of emphasis
Scaffolding
References
Altieri, J. (2010). Strengthening Writing Skills While Communicating Mathematical Knowledge. Literacy + Math = Creative Connections. International Reading Association.
Everyday Number Sense: Mental Math and Visual Models. (2008). EMPower, Key Curriculum Press.
Ginsurg, L., Manly, M., and Schmitt, M.J (2006). The Components of Numeracy [NCSALL Occasional Paper]. Cambridge, MA: National Center for the Study of Adult Literacy and Learning.
Lieb, S. (1991). Principles of Adult Learning. Vision, Fall.
