According to Heimlich and Norland (1994), this act is a skill and a gift, a talent and a technique
What is teaching
100
Adults that know everything
What is a Super Learners
100
Sense of loyalty, duty, responsibility, or obligation associated with one or more elements
What is Commitment
100
It is often unrecognized and rarely expressed. Goals may not be verbalized, direction is often unclear, and actions frequently are inconsistent with beliefs and values. Rarely static or inflexible; beliefs change to accommodate new needs and experiences.
What is a Life Philosophy or Philosophy of Life
100
Refers to the distinct qualities displayed by a teacher that are persistent from situation to situation regardless of the content
What is Teaching Style
200
To facilitate personal growth. Development that impacts professional, social, and political aspects of learners
What is the purpose of teaching
200
A theory of how one facilitates learning with adults.
What is Andragogy
200
Position or situation from which there is no escape
What is impasse
200
The central focus of this is intent to effect change through an increase in knowledge, improvement of a skill, or a change in attitude or behavior
What is Education
200
The dominant approach throughout all levels of education
What is Teacher-centered approach
300
Personality, interpersonal skills, and positive behavior.
What are characteristics of a "Good" teacher of adults
300
Vision, Hearing, Energy, and Health
Cognitive Characteristics, Personality Characteristics, Experiential Characteristics and Role Characteristics
What are Physiological Variables and Psychosocial Variables
300
A combination of what a person teaches (actions), what a person is trying to accomplish (intentions), statements of why those actions and intentions are reasonable, important and justifiable (beliefs)
What are the Aspects of Commitment
300
Assumptions about self, others, the situation, and the connections among action, consequence, and situation. Theory that governs our actions
What is Theories-in-use
300
Assumes that people are naturally good and that the potential for individual growth is unlimited
What is Learner-centered approach
400
This kind of teacher is concerned "with establishing a warm and friendly atmosphere in the classroom, providing support, encouraging good relationships among students, and making sure the needs and feelings of each individual are considered" (Galbraith, 2004)
What is a caring teacher
400
Houle's study of adults who were involved in learning at a high degree identifies three kinds of learning motives
What is Activity oriented, Goal oriented, and Learning oriented
400
A plurality of perspectives on teaching adults that recognizes diversity within the General Model of Teaching
What are Teachers, Learners, Content, Context, Ideals, and Purposes
400
An attempt to express such beliefs, whether for one's own clarification or to communicate more clearly with others
What is the Act of "philosophizing"
400
Learner-Centered Activities, Personalizing Instruction, Relating to Experience, Assessing Student Needs, Climate Building, Participation in the Learning Process, Flexibility for Personal Development
What are the 7 Factors of PALS
500
Knowledge areas that are essential in the development of a teaching style
What are Knowledge of Principles of Practice, Knowledge of Self, Knowledge of Learners, Knowledge of Content, and Knowledge of Methods
500
Knowles' ideas of andragogy assembled into four assumptions
What is Self-concept, Experience, Readiness to learn, Orientation to learning.
**BONUS** Motivation to learn
500
According to Knowles it is a conception of learners as self-directed and autonomous or a conception of the role of teacher as facilitator of learning rather than presenter of content.
What is Andragogy
500
Philosophies of adult education
What are Liberal, Progressive, Behaviorist, Humanistic, Radical, and Analytic Philosophy
500
This approach is closely associated with the writings of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers