Adults learn better when positive attitudes, patience and praise are used by the tutors. They want only praise for work done right and patience with the mistakes they make. Adult learners have an already-established value system and come from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds. Adult learners have a well-developed set of defense tactics. They have successfully concealed the learning deficiencies in their lives.
Adult learners have other responsibilities and concerns in their lives.
These may sometimes make it hard for them to learn. Adult learners may require more time to learn something. They may also have physical problems that may hinder their learning. Sometimes tutors feel their students are not motivated enough to learn and don't know how to deal with this.