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Kenner, Cari; Weinerman, Jason – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2011
Adult learners that enter today's higher education community bring learning styles and life experiences that may either be critical foundations for future success or deeply entrenched beliefs that hinder learning in the academic environment. As adult learners enroll in their entry level courses, college instructors will need to realize that these…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Loughlin, Kathleen – Adult Learning, 1994
Offers practical approaches to creating a connected learning environment, integrating individual disciplines into holistic learning, and inspiring motivation to be lifelong learners for a general educational development (GED) program. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, High School Equivalency Programs, Learning Theories
Viens, Julie; Kallenbach, Silja – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2001
Dr. Howard Gardner's introduction of multiple intelligences theory (MI theory) in 1983 generated considerable interest in the educational community. Multiple intelligences was a provocative new theory, claiming at least seven relatively independent intelligences. MI theory presented a conception of intelligence that was in marked contrast to the…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Learning Theories, Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies
Zachry, Elizabeth M.; Comings, John P. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2006
Adding to the resources for evidence-based practices, this occasional paper provides sources of research and professional wisdom that are useful to the design of evidence-based instruction. This annotated bibliography is divided into seven subsections that focus on reading, writing, math and numeracy, English as a second language, GED, adult…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies