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Download full textBarker, Thomas S.; Sturdivant, V. Ann; Smith, Howard W., Jr. – 1999
This paper examines what is known (and not known) about adult college students. It reports on a study which compared different age groups in different types of institutions and reviews the research about how adults learn and methodologies for teaching adults. The study compared age distributions at four Texas institutions: the University of North…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences, Andragogy
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Direct linkYan, Zheng; Fischer, Kurt W. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2004
How do children and adults learn to use computers? What developmental processes are involved in learning to use computers? This chapter reviews current understanding of these issues and presents empirical studies demonstrating how to advance that understanding. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adult Learning, Children, Individual Development
