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PSTM Week 4
PSTM Week 4
Andragogy
Term used by Malcolm Shepherd Knowles (1913 – 1997)
synonymous to adult education
the art and science of adult learning
Pedagogy
Child learning
Knowles’ 5 Assumptions Of Adult Learners
Self-Concept
► As a person matures his/her self concept moves from one of being a dependent
personality toward one of being a self-directed human being.
Adult Learner Experience
► As a person matures he/she accumulates a growing reservoir of experience that
becomes an increasing resource for learning.
Readiness to Learn
► As a person matures his/her readiness to learn becomes oriented increasingly to
the developmental tasks of his/her social roles
Orientation to Learning
► As a person matures his/her time perspective changes from one of postponed
application of knowledge to immediacy of application. As a result his/her
orientation toward learning shifts from one of subject- centeredness to one of
problem centeredness.
Motivation to Learn
► As a person matures the motivation to learn is internal
Adult Learning
vs
Childhood Learning
Childhood Learning Adult Learning
Rote memory Conceptual
Repetition Contextual
Testing as feedback Continuous
Gathering building Horizontal and
blocks integrated
Vertical and additive
pedagogy andragogy
Comparison of Pedagogy to Andragogy
ASSUMPTIONS PEDAGOGY ANDRAGOGY
NEED TO KNOW Learn what the teacher Need to know why they
wants them to learn need to learn something.
Perception of being
SELF CONCEPT dependent on the teacher Feel responsible for their
own learning.
for learning
The teacher’s experience,
Adults learn from each
ROLE OF EXPERIENCE not the children’s is what
counts. other’s experience.
Must be ready when the
Ready to learn when they
READINESS TO LEARN teacher says they must or feel the need to know.
they will not be promoted.
ORIENTATION TO Subject-centered Life-centered or task-
LEARNING orientation. centered orientation
Primarily internally
MOTIVATION Externally motivated motivated, with some
external motivation.
Learning Propositions
Based from Book of Andragogy
Authors:
Watson
Knowles
Holton
Swanson
Learning Propositions
4. “Reward (reinforcement) to be
most effective in learning, must
follow almost immediately after
the desired behavior and be clearly
connected with that behavior in the
mind of the learner.” – Watson
Learning Propositions
5. “Learners progress in any area of learning
only as far as they need to in order to
achieve their purpose. Often they do only
well enough to ‘get by’; with increased
motivation they improve.” – Watson
“ Adults are motivated to learn to the extent
that they perceive that learning will help
them perform tasks or deal with problems
that they confront in their life situations.” –
Knolwes, Holton, Swannon
Learning Propositions