In psychotherapy, adult patients sometimes ask, “It’s just talking, how does it work?” A possible answer is that therapeutic spaces offer qualities that facilitate adult play: curiosity, flexibility, ...

Austin, A.E. (2009) Cognitive Apprenticeship Theory and Its Implications for Doctoral Education A Case Example from a Doctoral Program in Higher and Adult Education. International Journal for Academic ...

Effective learning isn't just about finding the easiest path—it's about the right kind of challenge. Two prominent theories—Desirable Difficulties (DDF) and Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)—offer ...

To make discussions more engaging, clinicians applied adult learning theory, which emphasizes self-directed and goal-oriented learning. For example, patients were asked how they would perform a ...

Understanding adult learners is crucial for creating educational environments that effectively address their unique needs. Malcolm Knowles, a pioneer in the study of adult learning, articulated six ...

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences offers a valuable psychological framework for comprehending these differences to consequently craft educational experiences that resonate with each ...

The top-down approach to adult learning is proving cumbersome, costly, and confusing. Those are the key takeaways from an analysis by Harvard University’s Project on Workforce examining the ...

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To evaluate the impact of adult learning and simulation-based learning (SBL) on surgical trainees’ learning experiences and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) ...

What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? We explain the commonly circulated concept with some examples of how it translates in the real world.

CJ Wolf, a professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho and founder of Codermedschool.com, explains we need to embrace adult learning theory, which recognizes that adults learn differently than ...