Andragogy

Andragogy

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Term2.png ANDRAGOGY
Art and science of helping adults to learn, according to the definition given to it by Malcolm Knowles. The Andragogy theory emphasizes adult’s capabilities to direct and motivate themselves, utilizing past knowledge to assist learning and evaluate the contents of training for relevance and quality.


Andragogy is premised on five assumptions about the characteristics of adult learning:[1]


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