I have to admit that you've got me questioning my original assumptions, but doesn't a "learning style" suggest a mentalistic concept whereas using teaching methods appropriate for mature individuals does not?
Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Sep 20, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote: > Sorry, Mike, but I think that your definition "a set of suggested teaching > methods for adults who most likely are in a different stage of life and are > probably approaching their experience as a student with a different set of > expectations, goals and capabilities" is exactly what the belief in different > "styles of learning" is. We can certainly agree to disagree, but until I see > evidence in support of either of these concepts, I'll pass. > > ---- Original message ---- >> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:03:23 -0400 >> From: Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> >> Subject: Re: [tips] Andragogical Education anyone? >> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> >> >> I don't see any connection between the idea of Androgogy and the > pseudoscience of learning styles. Androgogy is simply a set of suggested > teaching methods for adults who most likely are in a different stage of life > and are probably approaching their experience as a student with a > different set of expectations, goals and capabilities than are college age > and younger learners. >> >> Adults have less time to waste than younger folks due to family and > work obligations and most are more able to work independently than your > typical college student. Taking this into account when the teacher sets up > her course seems like a good thing. I don't see more to it than that. >> >> >> Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. >> mich...@thepsychfiles.com >> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com >> Twitter: mbritt >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 19, 2011, at 6:12 PM, Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote: >> >>> Paul Brandon >>> >>>> Talk about dichotomizing a continuum! >>>> Are 17 year olds adults? 18? 22? >>>> >>> I've read a bit about andragogical Education and come away with the > same >>> feeling I have about different learning styles in younger students. > These is >>> some smoke, but but I haven't seen any read data on it. >>> >>> >>> . >>> Robert W. Wildblood, PhD >>> Adjunct Psychology Faculty >>> Germanna Community College >>> drb...@rcn.com >>> >>> --- >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: > michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. >>> To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u? > id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=12775 >>> or send a blank email to leave-12775- > 13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: drb...@rcn.com. >> To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u? > id=13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee94ad&n=T&l=tips&o=1278 > 0 >> or send a blank email to leave-12780- > 13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > . > Robert W. Wildblood, PhD > Adjunct Psychology Faculty > Germanna Community College > drb...@rcn.com > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=12816 > or send a blank email to > leave-12816-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=12817 or send a blank email to leave-12817-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
