ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY

Lesson 3 - Characteristics of Adult Learners

Learning Check

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LESSON 3: Learning Check

Compose an email to your trainer. Put the title Lesson 3: Learning Check in the subject line. Copy and paste the questions and answers listed below into the body of the email. Answer the questions by making the correct answer bold. Send the completed email to your tutor trainer. Completing this Learning Check is a requirement of your training. Your trainer will respond to you through email.

*Tutor training is a learning opportunity. If this lesson raised questions for you, be sure to ask your tutor trainer in your email.

1. I understand that adult learners are often apprehensive when entering the learning situation again.
• True _____
• False _____
2. An example of a challenging barrier for many adult learners is _____.
1. receiving Public Assistance
2. receiving mental health counseling
3. unemployment
4. support groups
3. To motivate learners, tutors must be flexible and responsive to the needs of the learner.
• True _____
• False _____
4. Assignments should be _____.
1. simple and easy to complete
2. relevant and memorable
3. completed with materials they have already learned
4. completed only at the discretion of the learner
5. Correction should be a _____.
1. learning experience only
2. stern and authoritative process
3. decision involving only the teacher or tutor
4. positive experience involving the student
6. Tutors should not have a relationship with the learners built upon trust and open communication.
• True _____
• False _____
7. Tutors' attitudes are unimportant to the adult learners' learning process.
• True _____
• False _____
8. Goals should be established _____.
1. during the first tutoring session
2. when the student creates them
3. within the first few tutoring sessions
4. upon entry into the program
9. Short-term goals should be attainable within _____.
1. a year of tutoring sessions
2. six months
3. two years
4. within the first few tutoring sessions
5. all of the above
10. Long-term goals may take longer to accomplish, but can be beneficial for adult learners.
• True _____
• False _____