Higher Order Thinking and Adult Learning

Discussion Thread: Higher Order Thinking and Adult Learning

Overview

The assignment for this week will ask you to demonstrate higher-order thinking as it applies to adult learning theory. Please do the following presented in a complete narrative posted to the discussion thread. Draw appropriately from the class sources and cite per APA 7  Professional. Use headings to organize your main points. The overall purpose here is to think critically about the elements of adult learning. You will notice from the following that you integrate elements of application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and creation.

Instructions

1. After reviewing the chapters on theories of adult learning (Merriam and Baumgartner chapters 5 and 16), and this week’s readings on self-directed learning, experience, adult development, and brain/memory/cognitive, judge what you conclude to be the most important concepts from TWO of those topics, the ones who feel are most important. As part of “critique”, answer: “What is your rationale for coming to the conclusion that the two topics you chose are the most important?”

2. What would you identify as an underlying  theme in the discussion of topics of adult learning (“topics” = self-directed learning, experience, adult development, etc.). Of the elements of adult learning under our control (we can’t change much about brain changes, for instance), what advice would you give to make adult learning the richest experience?

3. Project to your own teaching demonstration and explain how you will apply elements of adult learning to that teaching demonstration.