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Lesson 1: Determining Trainee’s Characteristics

Understanding Adult Learners

Before we determine trainees’ characteristics, we first need to understand our trainees as adult learners. Our
training is learner-centered; hence, it is essential to know them first.

Our training enables adult learners attain skills for them to land a job. Teaching them requires different teaching
approaches and methodologies; thus, understanding them will surely help in preparing an effective session plan.

Understanding how adults learn will also enable the trainer to think of teaching strategies that focused on adults.
This is based on the theory called  Andragogy (Knowles), also known as  adult education. The study came up with the
characteristics of adult learner, and they are the following:

Adults are autonomous & self-directed.

Adults bring life experiences & knowledge to learning experiences.
Adults are goal-oriented.
Adults are relevancy-oriented.
Adults are practical.
Adults like to be respected.

Here is a best scenario on how to apply this theory: The trainer enters a class consisting of adult learners. They are
all different in terms of age, educational background, gender etc., but they all have one thing in common - they are
all adult learners. A trainer, on his conscious state, will then use strategies to meet the needs of adult learners.

A best example of strategy especially in developing working with teams is the use of  Situated Learning
Experience  (SLE). It would be a very good application of adult learning principles since they are given specific
instruction to achieve and explore solution and course of actions to attain it.

An example is the creation of a tallest tower using limited supply of materials. In this SLE, the goal is to make the
highest tower. The devising of strategies and trying it out—gives adult learners autonomy and direct their own
learning, and it also allows the students to bring in their previous experiences and knowledge. When participants

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this allows learnersUnderstanding Adult Learners
to give respect to their classmates, as
the application of insights becomes practical and self-motivating.

Note that the methods and strategies we construct, consciously and unconsciously, should meet the needs of our
adult learners, and will surely make an effective transfer of learning.

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