Adults have likes and dislikes with dislikes getting stronger with age. Adults are extremely sensitive to failure in the learning situation. The most effective learning environment for adults is one where leadership is shared. Many adults doubt their ability to learn. Physical factors can impair learning.
Adults expect the answers they get to be correct and work.
They are often goal directed. Adults in the learning environment will vary widely in age, experience, motivation and goals. Learning for an adult is a slow, evolutionary undertaking that requires time to ripen. Adults affected by instructional decisions should be able to influence those decisions. Adults need to be respected in the learning environment for choosing to be present.