Teaching the adult learner
By: Dr. Roberta Silfen
Publisher: Xlibris Corp
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Bloomington, IN]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9781465371836; 9781465371843; 9781465371850
Subjects: Teaching; Teacher-student relationships; Adult education; Adult learning; Éducation des adultes; Apprentissage adulte
Description: How to assist adult learners; who have a range of life experiences, educational backgrounds, working skills, and differing needs and expectations; hone their skills for questioning techniques, evaluating resonses, and assisting in the process of their decision-making.
Table of contents: title: Basic principles of how adults learn; title: Responsibilities and roles of the teacher; title: Characteristics of adults as learners; title: Creating an atmosphere conducive to adult learning; title: Planning and instruction; title: Starting the class; title: Fourteen educational techniques; title: Activity applications; title: Introduction to reading instruction; title: Reading instruction-language experience; title: Phonics instruction for adults; title: Structural analysis in reading instruction for adults; title: Developing comprehension skills for adults; title: Readability formulas; title: Evaluation.