Adult Learning Theory & Andragogy Flashcards
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Patricia Cross's Chain of Response (COR) model explains adult participation in continuing education primarily as a function of:
Answer: A chain of psychological and situational variables influencing the decision to participate
Cross's COR model describes participation as a sequential chain from self-evaluation and attitudes about education to life transitions and learning opportunities.
Which barrier to adult learning is classified as 'dispositional' according to Cross's typology?
Answer: Feeling too old to learn or lack of confidence
Dispositional barriers relate to self-concept and attitudes toward learning, such as feeling too old or believing oneself incapable of academic success.
A postsecondary instructor uses case studies drawn from students' professional fields. This strategy PRIMARILY leverages which principle of adult learning?
Answer: Adults' experiential base and need for problem-centered learning
Using professional field case studies taps adults' prior experience and satisfies the andragogical need for problem-centered, relevant learning.
According to self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan), which type of motivation produces the deepest and most sustained adult learning?
Answer: Intrinsic motivation driven by inherent interest and enjoyment
Intrinsic motivation — learning for its own inherent satisfaction — produces the deepest engagement, retention, and long-term pursuit of learning.
When designing instruction for adults, which approach BEST reflects Mezirow's transformative learning theory?
Answer: Providing disorienting dilemmas that prompt critical reflection on assumptions
Mezirow emphasized 'disorienting dilemmas' as catalysts that prompt adults to critically examine and potentially transform their frames of reference.
In andragogy, the role of the instructor is BEST described as:
Answer: A facilitator who creates conditions for self-directed inquiry and mutual discovery
Andragogy repositions the instructor as a facilitator of learning rather than a transmitter of knowledge, supporting learner autonomy and mutual inquiry.
Which concept from Allen Tough's research describes the majority of adult learning that occurs outside formal educational settings?
Answer: Self-planned learning projects
Tough found that most adult learning occurs through self-planned projects — deliberate efforts to gain knowledge or skill — conducted outside formal institutions.