How Adults Learn
Improving Your Teaching Techniques
Helping Adults Learn
How to Prepare for Class
Andragogy 101
100
Adults' ______________ states are inextricably tied up in their ability to learn.
What is emotional?
100
One of the most potent weapons in your teaching arsenal is the good ________________.
What is question?
100
Ideal teachers of adults are __________ centered as they are more interested in __________ than things. (same word)
What are people?
100
Teaching is not just ______________.
What is talking?
100
One who voluntarily participates in a group learning activity or class.
What is the adult learner?
200
Adults may be inhibited from learning by a poor ___________.
What is self image or self esteem?
200
Use ___________ of ______________ experiences to stimulate and enrich your course such as field trips.
What is out (of) class?
200
_____________ is as important as effective speaking.
What is listening?
200
_________________ are long term in that they are the reason for teaching but not necessarily achievable by the end of the course.
What are goals?
200
Most adult learning experts agree that responsibility for _____________ to learn rests not only with the learner, but also with the teacher.
What is motivation?
300
Our _____________state affects our capacity to learn.
What is physical?
300
______________ ___________ such as flip charts, slides, posters, and PowerPoint all add to a teaching presentation.
What are visual aids?
300
Certain words, phrases, gestures, or actions will go far in building a _______________ atmosphere in which participants will feel able to grow and learn.
What is supportive?
300
______________ are important to adult students who want to acquire specific knowledge that they can use immediately.
What are (learning) objectives?
300
____________ is a primary channel for conveying knowledge.
What is teaching?
400
Everyone is __________, even those who refuse to admit it.
What is aging?
400
Integrate _________ (to) __________ different techniques or devices in each session to break up the monotony and keep the group interested.
What is 3 (to) 5?
400
___________ helps promote learning and is good therapy because it puts people at ease.
What is humor?
400
Treat each class session like a ___________ ___________ that has a beginning and an end so that students can more easily remember what is covered.
What is short story?
400
A tip for teaching seniors is to use proper ____________ all the time or your credibility will be shot.
What is grammar?
500
Adults prefer what can be learned _____________ to what can be learned over a longer period of time.
What is today?
500
Keep your talks or presentations __________, 15 to 20 minutes at the most.
What is short?
500
Providing ____________ is a subtle art, not always effusive praise, and helps maintain the learning climate throughout the class.
What is encouragement?
500
The most important social characteristic of the adult learner is an abundance and variety of ______________.
What are experiences?
500
Almost all of adult learning is __________________. They attend because they want to.
What is voluntary?