Adult Learning

Dr. Desi Isnayanti, M.Pd.Ked

Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine UMSU
Senin, 19 September 2016

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 Learning Outcomes
In the end of this lecture, students are able to:
1.Explain how adult learning
2.Explain how self directed learning
3.Explain how to think critically
4.Explain how to develop metacognitive skills

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 Introduction
What is adult?

? Age
>16th

• Independently

? Psychological
• Responsibility
• Can make their own
decisions

? Biological
Secondary sex / Tanda
kelamin sekunder (+)

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 Characteristics of adult learners

1. Self concept  self-directed

2. Adult learner experience
3. Readiness to learn
4. Orientation to learning
5. Motivation to learn  internal

(Malcolm Knowles)

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 Self-directed learning
• Memiliki inisiatif untuk belajar, dengan memanfaatkan
dukungan dan kerjasama dengan orang lain.
• Secara kritis menganalisis dan menilai situasi
belajarnya.
• Menilai kebutuhan belajar sendiri untuk mencapai
kompetensi.
• Memformulasi tujuan belajar yang relevan.
• Mengidentifikasi sumber-sumber belajar.
• Memilih dan mengaplikasikan strategi belajar yang
paling tepat.
• Melakukan refleksi dan evaluasi terhadap hasil belajar.

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 CRITICAL THINKING

Critical thinking is the intellectually discipline

process of actively and skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, synthesizing,
and/or evaluating, information gathered
from, or generated by, observation,
experience, reflection, reasoning, or
communication as a guide to belief and
action.

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Critical thinking isn’t just thinking a lot

curiosity
perspective
knowledge

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 Qualities of critical thinker

• Can handle uncertainty

• Prefers to be aware of their ideas of ignorance
• Can wait for valid evidence
• Can wait for evidence-based answers

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 Critical thinking

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 DEVELOPING
METACOGNITIVE SKILLS

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 Trip to Bali

Yana is planning to visit Bali in the next semester break. She has
a whole week to enjoy the trip and has started saving to
provide the expenses.

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 Hypertension
A 50 year old male visits the clinic to check his blood pressure. He usually
does it every month since he was diagnosed hypertension 6 months ago.
His vital signs are within the normal limits except for the blood pressure,
160/90. He has been taking nifedipine.

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