Adult Learning Characteristics and Effective Software Instruction

Discusses adult learner characteristics, explains events of instruction, and describes how the characteristics of adult learners can be merged with these events of instruction to help facilitate instruction in software use. Highlights include gaining attention; motivation; stimulating recall of prer...

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Published inEducational technology Vol. 34; no. 6; p. 25
Main Authors Ference, Pamela R, Vockell, Edward L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1994
Subjects
Adult Learning
Adult Students
Computer Software
Evaluation Methods
Examples
Feedback
Instructional Design
Learning Processes
Recall (Psychology)
Retention (Psychology)
Student Characteristics
Student Motivation
Transfer of Training
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Summary:Discusses adult learner characteristics, explains events of instruction, and describes how the characteristics of adult learners can be merged with these events of instruction to help facilitate instruction in software use. Highlights include gaining attention; motivation; stimulating recall of prerequisite material; feedback; performance assessment; and retention and transfer. (Contains 10 references.) (LRW)
ISSN:0013-1962