Unit 2 Teaching

As people age, the ability to learn declines.

Your answer:
TrueFalse

Older learners rely on long-term memory rather than short-term memory

Your answer:
TrueFalse

The first faculities to undergo changes are taste & vision.

Your answer:
TrueFalse

It becomes more difficult with age to hear high-pitched tones and voices.

Your answer:
TrueFalse

Motivation in the adult learner is extrinsic.

Your answer:
TrueFalse

Persons who have difficulty in free recall may be prompted by written of illustrated matters.

Your answer:
False
True

When an older student enrolls in a course, it is probably because:

Your answer:
ties in with their life experience
it is cheap

In a classroom full of adults ages 50 plus, the roles of student and teacher are:

Your answer:
no different than under 50
often interchangeable

The learning process in the older learner is:

Your answer:
slower than the younger learner
faster than the younger learner

The term "Andragogy" is the study of:

Your answer:
a child's learning ability
an adult's learning ability