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.