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Annex 6

Profile of an adult learner Characteristics and behaviours of adult learners may include: Internal motivation Eager to learn and develop (making up for lost time, incentives) Goal directed Active or passive learners depending on personality (introvert vs extrovert) Independent Self-responsible Self-disciplined Varied expectations Vulnerable Critical/challenging about content and presentation More established emotional framework and way of seeing the world (attitudes, assumptions, values) Fear of unknown Fear of change/conservative Fear of making a fool of self – more considered and less spontaneous Need to be stimulated Need to know where going Concerned about application of content Sharing of experiences Integrate with others‟ experiences i.e. be able to relate to others‟ experience even if not experienced exactly the same thing Mature Competitive Develop own impressions Reflective Evasive More heavily impacted on by external stressors i.e. come into training with concerns about work issues, financial or family problems Longer attention span but more selective about what give attention to – want to see value/purpose of the learning