Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure differences in freshmen expectations between the first and last days of a required 8-week orientation course. The course was taught using adult learning theory as a framework, incorporating adult learning principles as instructional strategies for a traditional population of learners.
Keywords
adult education, autonomous learning, independent learning
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Recommended Citation
Ayo, J.,
&
Grover, K.
(2015).
Infusing Adult Learning Theory in a Traditional University Classroom: An Alternate Approach to Freshman Orientation.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2015/roundtables/1
Infusing Adult Learning Theory in a Traditional University Classroom: An Alternate Approach to Freshman Orientation
The purpose of this study was to measure differences in freshmen expectations between the first and last days of a required 8-week orientation course. The course was taught using adult learning theory as a framework, incorporating adult learning principles as instructional strategies for a traditional population of learners.