CFI Blog # 2 Continued... (Characteristics of Adult Learners)

  The demographic characteristics  that relate to adult learners are their past experiences, opinions, values, and behaviors. These must be respected because there are characteristics that can be taken offensive. Adults learn differently because they voluntarily come to class with a personal goal and usually have a better awareness of responsibility. This will affect my teaching because it will be critical to find out what these goals are, how they are relevant, and what is the time frame for achievement. This is so I can orient the material in a manner that has a purpose to the individual. The best way to do this is going to be through Individualized or Experiential learning because adult learners want input and a typically self directed. Feedback will be very important to these type of students.