Complex Learning Preferences and Strategies of Older Adults

Autor/inn/en	Delahaye, Brian L.; Ehrich, Lisa C.
Titel	Complex Learning Preferences and Strategies of Older Adults
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 34 (2008) 8, S.649-662 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Independent Study; Incentives; Learning Strategies; Student Motivation; Learning Motivation; Adult Learning; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Older Adults; Design Crafts; Skill Development; Questionnaires; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbststudium; Anreiz; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Schulische Motivation; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Älterer Erwachsener; Dekoration; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Fragebogen; Australien
Abstract	The research reported in this study concerns older adults from Australia who voluntarily chose to learn the craft of woodturning. The paper examines the literature of adult learning under the themes of presage factors, the learning environment, instructional methods, and techniques for facilitators. The paper then reports on the analysis of two sections of a questionnaire completed by 123 respondents: the first on motivation to learn and the second on learning strategies. The older learners reported using both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, with intrinsic motivation constructed of both general and specific elements. There were four main learning strategies used: actively seeking knowledge, independent learning, dependent learning, and passively seeking knowledge. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10