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Learning How You Learn
Learning to boost your learning process
Learning can be intimidating and you might lose interest along the way. to mitigate that, I found there is a reason why adult decided to learn or willing to learn. I believe by knowing and maximizing that it will help you to retain on the subject you learn.
Currently I finish my first term of studying Adult Vocational Education. I found this usefull note to remember. Adults are motivated to learn for many different reasons, such as intellectual curiosity, career advancement, personal fulfillment, and professional and personal development.
In order to keep my students motivated and engaged, it is fundamental that, as a future educator, I comprehend these motivating factors and learn how to use of them.
Here is the 6 points I discovered
1. Purpose
Adults are motivated to learn when they can see a direct relevance or benefit to their lives, work, or personal goals. They will tend to be more engaged when they can understand how this will be of benefit to them.
2. Autonomy
Expanding upon the point of self-directed learning above, the adult’s sense of autonomy and control over their learning will be a motivator in both what and how…
