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Characteristics of Adult Learners (Auditory (Characteristic (Tell tale…
Characteristics of Adult Learners
Auditory
Characteristic
Hear Inforrmation
Tell tale Body Language
Eye movements side to side
head titled as if listening
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Explain Verbally
Use language "I hear what you're saying, that doesn't sound quite right
Visual
Characteristics
See information
Bored with long, verbal information
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Use graphs, pictures, diagrams
Visual language "I see what you mean, I get the picture"
Kinaesthetic
Characteristics
Relates to sensory information
Learns by doing
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Touch, feel or practical demonstrations
Feeling language "lets see if we can get a grip on this concept"
Tactile
Characteristics
Physically involved in learning
Makes reams of notes - way of doing the learning
Effective Delivery Assessment
Role Plays to act out information
Vary activities to sustain interest
Left\Right Brain
Characteristics
Tends to favour one side of the brain
Left brain - thinkers, logical, analytical and objective
Right brain - thinkers, intuitive, creative and visionary
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Modify methods and activities
Encourage to engage both left and right brain thinkers
Global
Characteristics
Big Picture people
Value storytelling
Anecdotal experience
Not necessarily true or reliable, based on personal accounts rather than facts or research
Prefer Informality, spontaneity variety and distraction
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Use group work
Analytical
Characteristics
Focus on Detail
Organised, structured and sequential learning
Ability to identify completed tasks
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Allocate tasks with definite endings
Theorist
Characteristics
Understand underlying concepts, theories and relationships
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Use models and Theories
Activist
Characteristics
Need to do something active with the information received
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Use demonstration and practical opportunites
Pragmatist
Characteristics
Like to have a go and try things out to see if they work
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Set practical tasks
Reflector
Characteristics
Consider new information by themselves
Prefer to think about information before putting it into practise
Effective Delivery\Assessment
Group activity distracts learning