1. Andragogy
Session 5
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2. 1. Learner’s need to know
 Why /What /How
2. Self-concept of the learner
 Autonomous
 Self-directed
3. Prior experience of the learner
 Resource
 Mental models
4. Readiness to learn
 Life related
 Developmental task
5. Orientation to learning
 Problem solving
 Contextual
6. Motivation to learn
 Intrinsic value
 Personal payoff
GOALS AND PURPOSES FOR LEARNING
INDIVIDUAL AND SITUATIONAL DIFFERENCES
Institutionalgrowth
Subjectmatterdifferences
Situationaldifferences
Societalgrowth
Individual learner differences
Individual growth
CORE ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES
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3. Motivation to Learn (6)
• Why people do what they do?
• The concept of motivation explains just that
• The definition varies depending on the discipline and orientation
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4. Motivation to Learn (6)
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N e u r o s c i e n c e o f f e r s
a b i o l o g i c a l p e r s p e c t i v e :
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6. MOTIVATION IS MYSTERIOUS
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8. What do we exhibit when motivated ?
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EFFORT
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9. Why is Motivation important?
Motivated person exceeds the less-motivated person in
performance and outcome even when both have similar capability
and the same opportunity.
There is a substantial evidence that motivation is consistently
positively related to educational achievement
Benchmark analysis - 40 studies
Sample size 637,000 students
98% of the correlations between motivation and academic achievement
were positive
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10. • Psychologically and biologically, motivation and learning are
inseparable (Zull, 2002)
• It is way easier to understand what you want to understand
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“One cannot explain things
to unfriendly people”
(Freud, 1955)
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11. Besides motivation, what else is necessary for learning?
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12. What is the one significant factor that
influences our motivation?
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13. • Wlodkowski (1990, 2008) identified the
complexity and importance of the relationship
between motivation and culture in terms of adult
learning
• Instructors need a model that respects the
inseparability of motivation and culture
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Creating a learning
atmosphere in which
and teachers feel
respected and
connected to one
another.
Creating a favorable
disposition toward the
learning experience
through personal
relevance and volition.
Creating challenging
and engaging learning
experiences that
include learners’
perspectives and
values.
Creating an
understanding that
learners are effective
in learning something
they value.
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What could be the most important
thing when it comes to individual’s
learning process?
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