Who
Adults
Learning Theory
Andragogy
100
This person is often considered the grandfather of Andragogy.
Who is Malcolm Knowles?
100
Students in higher education between the age of 18 and 22 are considered traditional age. Older students now compose the majority, but ironically they are still called ______.
What is "non-traditional"?
100
This theory is based on six assumptions about adults.
What is andragogy?
100
In the andragogical model there are two processes that usually occur at the start. One is called needs assessment and the other __________.
What is climate setting?
200
He is one of the best known behaviorists and author of Walden Two.
Who is BF Skinner?
200
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks." was once used to describe older adults and learning. ________ is the concept in neuroscience that negates that old adage.
What is neurogenesis?
200
This learning model combines different segments of learning in order to provide the learner with a complete understanding of a concept. The process name sounds like it could be describing a sandwich.
What is whole-part-whole?
200
Of the six assumptions underlying the andragogical model, this one is probably the easiest to explain in terms of describing the differences between adult and young learners.
What is "experience"?
300
He is best known for his work on the cognitive domain, but also developed taxonomies related to the affective and psychomotor domains.
Who is B. Bloom?
300
Old age does take its toll. This process describes the physcial degeneration going into old age.
What is senescense?
300
The five elements of Gagne's learning process are: motor skills, verbal information, intellectual skills, cognitive strategies, and ________.
What is "attitude"?
300
The andragogical model, unlike many learning models, connects to organizational growth as well as individual and societal. This part of the field of adult education is often called ___________.
What is human resource development?
400
This man identified several assumptions about adult learners similar to what Knowles later identified. He did not, however, dichotomize adult versus youth education.
Who is Lindeman?
400
Many developmental theorists dealt primarily with the development of children. This individual identified "_____ ages of man."
What are the eight ages of man identified by Erikson?
400
The goals of learning may be perceived as being institutional, individual or _______.
What is societal?
400
This process may be a totally individual process. It starts with a needs assessment and then identifies steps and evaluation process for achieving a learning goal.
What is a learning contract?