Adults need to know why they need to learn something. Adults need to learn through experience.
Adults tend to approach learning as problem-solving.
Adults learn best when the subject content is of clear and immediate importance. Androgogy proposes that adult instruction should focus on process more than rote content, using strategies such as simulations, case studies, role playing, and reflection. Adults need to be involved in the planning and evaluation of instruction. Errors and experience provide the basis for learning activities. Immediate relevance of subject content to jobs and personal lives is important to adults.