The research reported in this study concerns older adults from Australia
who voluntarily chose to learn the craft of woodturning. The paper examines
the literature of adult learning under the themes of presage factors,
the learning environment, instructional methods, and techniques for
facilitators. The paper then reports on the analysis of two sections of a
questionnaire completed by 123 respondents: the first on motivation to
learn and the second on learning strategies. The older learners reported
using both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, with intrinsic motivation
constructed of both general and specific elements. There were four main
learning strategies used: actively seeking knowledge, independent
learning, dependent learning, and passively seeking knowledge.
https://eplace.han.nl/personal/lnde/Private%20Documents/dissertatie/literatuur/learningstrategiesolderpeople.pdf
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- gaat over echt oude lerenden
- have a wealth of experiences, multiple perspective on learning
- aspecten van belang bij leren van ouderen: presage factors, learning environment, instructional methods, facilitation techniques
- presage factors: fear of rejection, dislike learning because of negative experiences at school, emotionally attached to beliefs, knowledge and world views. difficulty is changing the basic frame of references that adults hold
- learning environment: more comfortabel with similar aged cohort, value peer support, mentoring and tutoring,
- teaching methods: may desire more traditional teaching methods although might be more suitable for collegial learning strategies like group discussions etc. preference for -traditional structured teaching vs self-paced and group learning approaches. althoug they will take on increasing responsibilty for their own learning.
- facilitation techniques: build on prior knowledge and real-life experiences
- learning styles: as people age their learning style preferences become less pronounced and gender becomes less of an influence and individual differences more apparant.
- 55-65 prefer to learn by doing, 66-74 watch and listen, 75- watch, listen and think.
- result: older learners like both traditional and collegial, self-paced learning
- they can be both dependent and independent learners
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