Pedagogy vs Andragogy Quiz

Pedagogy vs. Andragogy

• Need to Know: Children learn what teachers require; adults learn by understanding the purpose behind their education.
• Learner’s Self-Concept: Children exhibit dependent learning styles; adults take responsibility for their own learning and decisions.
• Role of Learner’s Experiences: Limited experiences of children have less significance; adults’ diverse experiences enhance their learning process.
• Readiness to Learn: Children respond to imposed learning; adults seek knowledge relevant to cope with real-life situations.
• Orientation to Learning: Children focus on subject-centered learning; adults are problem-centered, learning skills relevant to their social roles.
• Motivation to Learn: Children are motivated by external factors like grades and approval; adults are driven by external rewards and internal satisfaction.

Self-Directed Learning (SDL)

• SDL emphasizes learner responsibility for their learning journey.
• Involves diagnosing learning needs, formulating goals, identifying resources, choosing strategies, and evaluating outcomes.

Definition and Key Concepts

• Education vs. Learning: Education aims to change knowledge, skills, and attitudes through structured activities. Learning results in behavioral change within the individual.
• Adult Definition: An adult is characterized biologically (reproductive age), legally (age for voting/marriage), socially (fulfilling adult roles), and psychologically (self-directed responsibility).
• Adult Education: Aimed at adults, it includes intentionally designed activities facilitating learning based on age, social roles, or self-perception.

Andragogy

• Defined by Malcolm Knowles as the art and science of adult learning as opposed to pedagogy for children.
• Recognizes differences in learning needs, self-concept, experience, readiness, orientation, and motivation.

Experiential Learning

• Central to adult learning, as quality experiences enhance understanding.
• Learning occurs through direct engagement with concepts, contrasting passive learning methods.

Transformative Learning

• Defined by Mezirow as a process to change ineffective mindsets and assumptions.
• Aims for inclusive, reflective frames of reference that facilitate meaningful action.

Key Questions for Understanding

• Distinguish education from learning.
• Define what constitutes an adult and reflect on personal identification as an adult learner.
• Elaborate on the principles of adult education.
• Discuss differences in motivation to learn between children and adults.
• Outline the steps involved in self-directed learning.
• Provide examples of experiential learning.

Personal Learning Experience

• Illustrate a personal initiative to learn by identifying:
  • Learning needs diagnosis.
  • Learning goals.
  • Human and/or material resources used.
  • Strategies selected for learning.
  • Outcomes achieved from the experience.