Outline

Outline

Introduction

Part of being a productive teacher involves understanding how adults discover best. Andragogy (adult learning) is a idea that holds a set of assumptions about how adults learn. Andragogy emphasizes the worth of the process of learning. It uses approaches to discovering that are problem-based and collaborative other than didactic, and also emphasises more equality between the educator and learner.

Discussion

According to Rogers, most distance learning students are adults between the ages of 25 and 50. In alignment to competently design courses intended for mature individual students, it is necessary to understand how adults discover, and especially how their needs disagree ...