Adult Learner Characteristics and Their Responsiveness to Multi-Media Instructional Programs Designed for an Open University System.

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Robert D.; und weitere
Institution	Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. State Univ. of Nebraska.
Titel	Adult Learner Characteristics and Their Responsiveness to Multi-Media Instructional Programs Designed for an Open University System.
Quelle	(1973), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Accounting; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Programs; Adult Students; Audiotape Recordings; Educational Research; Educational Television; Evaluation; External Degree Programs; Higher Education; Individual Characteristics; Instructional Design; Instructional Materials; Multimedia Instruction; Open Education; Open Universities; Psychology; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Evaluierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Multimediales Lernen; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Offene Universität; Psychologie; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Research investigated the relationships between the characteristics of adult learners, aged 17 to 67, and their responses to learning via multi-media instructional programs. Students read materials in accounting and psychology, viewed video lessons and listened to audio tapes; post-treatment data were then collected. Results showed that: 1) the adult learner's educational level, enjoyment of educational television, self-concept, past academic achievement and future educational plans were all positively related to his reactions to innovative techniques; 2) general interest in the lesson was related to the degree to which the learners found the material useful; 3) reactions regarding both interest and usefulness varied for different subjects and different instructional formats; and 4) achievement of posttests was related to different learner characteristics for different subjects. It was concluded that adult learners reacted positively to the mediated approaches, but that both subject matter and personal characteristics influenced achievement and student acceptance. This suggested that the design of instructional meterials for adults in an open learning system will need to consider the subject matter at hand, as well as the specific nature of the target population, their interests and their backgrounds. (Author/LB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01