How To Teach Adults
How To Teach Adults
Second Edition
by William A. Draves
The now classic volume is currently in its second edition. Familiar on the shelves of many teachers of adult learners, the new volume adds sections on the Learning Environment and on Learning in the Twenty-First Century.
Any teacher of adults becomes aware that adults learn differently than traditional students and they have different needs, desires, and expectations. They tend to be more goal oriented, having limited tolerance for activities that they don’t see as relevant. They have other demands on their lives and, thus, time and attention become juggling acts for them. And, they want their work to be obviously meaningful to them. These differences are a challenge to the classroom teacher who teaches in a more traditional setting.
How do you accommodate these learners? Draves grounds adult learning first in the characteristics that differentiate adults from other learners and then shows how these differences can be addressed within a classroom without the need for a complete overhaul of a course. Use this book to help your adult learners and to appreciate the wealth of knowledge they bring to the setting.
What they're saying about...
If you want to teach adults successfully and enjoyably, this is the book to have at hand.
— Ron Gross, author of The Lifelong Learner
A marvelously comprehensive and practical guide to teaching adults. Useful for frequent reference.
— Allen Tough, author of The Adult’s Learning Projects
A down to earth book dealing with reality. There are many specifics that will be helpful to the experienced practitioner as well as to the beginner.
— Leonard Nadler, author of Developing Human Resources
A book which is useful to all adult education teachers — beginning and experienced. Draves writes in a very readable style with jargon-free language.
— Donald W. Mocker, in The Adult Learning Review of Books
Table of Contents
How To Teach Adults
by William A. Draves |
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- A Different Kind of Teacher
Why You Should Read this Book
An Invitation to Teach
- Chapter 2: How Adults Learn
- Emotional Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
Mental Characteristics
Social Characteristics
- Chapter 3: Helping Adults Learn
- Attributes of a Good Teacher
Skills You Should Have
Steps in Positive Teaching
- Chapter 4: Preparing the Course
- Goals, Objectives, and End Results
Amount of Material
Slant or Approach
Materials Preparation
Overstructuring
- Chapter 5: Measuring Results
- Defining Terminal Goals
Assessing Entering Behavior
Assess Learning
Guidelines for Constructing Tests
- Chapter 6: Discovering Your Participants
- Finding Out Who Your Participants Are
Meeting Participant Expectations
The First Class
Preparing for the First Class
Step by Step
- Chapter 7: Involving Your Participants
- Students as Participants
The Teachable Moment
Dropouts
Adjusting to Differing Expectations
- Chapter 8: Varying Your Teaching Techniques
- Modes of Teaching
Leading a Discussion
Making Presentations
How to Ask a Good Question
Arranging People
Ice Breakers
Devices and Aids
Reading Lists, Handouts, and Other Paper Chases
Out-of-Class Experiences
Small Group Activities
- Chapter 9: Energizing the Learning Environment
- The Learning Room
Teaching Tools
Devices and Aids
The Natural Environment
Learning Mediums
- Chapter 10: Making It Better — Evaluations
- You Can Evaluate Yourself
Other Teachers Can Evaluate You
How to Do an Evaluation
When to Do an Evaluation
Constructing and Evaluation Questionnaire
- Chapter 11: Learning in the Twenty-First Century
- Importance Increases
Knowledge Will Change
Teaching Will Be Different
- Chapter 12: Summary
- Appendix A: Writing Course Descriptions
- Appendix B: How to Promote Your Own Class
- Appendix C: For Further Reading
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