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Question 1
What term did Malcolm Knowles use to describe the art and science of helping adults learn, distinguishing it from pedagogy?
Answer: Andragogy. Knowles argued that adults are self-directed, bring prior experience, and learn best when content is relevant to their lives and roles.
Question 2
According to Knowles' andragogy model, what is the primary motivator for adult learners?
Answer: Internal (intrinsic) motivation. Adults are driven by personal growth, career advancement, and relevance to their immediate problems rather than external rewards.
Question 3
What does Bloom's Taxonomy classify, and what are its three domains?
Answer: Bloom's Taxonomy classifies levels of learning objectives. Its three domains are cognitive (knowledge), affective (attitudes/values), and psychomotor (physical skills).
Question 4
In Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, what are the four stages in order?
Answer: Concrete Experience → Reflective Observation → Abstract Conceptualization → Active Experimentation. Learners move through experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting.
Question 5
What learning principle states that the most recently learned information is best remembered, complementing the 'primacy' effect?
Answer: The recency effect. Together, primacy (first information learned) and recency (last information learned) explain why beginnings and endings of training are most retained.