80802 INSTRUCTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: ADULT LEARNERS

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Full Unit Specifications
(Variations may occur between Day & External Offerings)


Credit Points 1.00

Synopsis

Within a framework of theories of human learning and adult development
this  unit  will  focus on the characteristics and learning  needs  of
adult   learners.   In  this  unit  the  students  will   develop   an
understanding of the learning characteristics of mature learners  with
particular   emphasis  on  identifying  the  implications   of   these
characteristics for curriculum design and instructional strategies  at
the post- compulsory level.