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Symptoms of Adult Learner Disengagement
April 25, 2016
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
-Ann Brashares, Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
-Ann Brashares, Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
Constant Hine outlines some common indicators that adult learners are not engaged in a learning experience in CD toolkit, Engaging Adult Learners Using Multiple Intelligences:
- Learners are hesitant to interact with you or peers.
- Learners do not care — leaning back, arms crossed, putting hands on heads, etc.
- Learners do not ask questions about the material.
- Participants do not share an understanding of the content when opportunities are provided.
- Participants repeatedly make "Yeah... but" statements.
- Participants make comments like, "This is good theory, but..."
- Learners have a "deer in headlights" expression.
- Learners are acting in inappropriate ways during the session — texting, arriving late, side talking, etc.
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsS.E.E.D.S Childcare
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
We often find the 'buts' as to why we can not do something, whether it's accomplishing a particular task or resolving a problem. " But I can't because....." I often think of the word IMPOSSIBLE and how it clearly says I'M POSSIBLE, when we turn all those buts into 'so". "So what if I......" This positive attitude is contagious, think of all the people that can learn from this role model.
CPE La Mere L'Oie
Montreal, Canada
the way this reads is inconsistent with the learning process. If 'yeah but' thoughts are out of bounds, where is the debate, clarification and discussion? As for side talking, students can learn as much from each other a they can from a teacher.
As a former college teacher, I encouraged students to come up with their own thoughts, to create their own way to become an educator. sitting quietly in rows listening to lectures is not the way to learn...
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