Check Your Adult Learning Theory Knowledge.
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H i n t s . . .
  1. Adults as learners . . .
    accept information at face value.
    can serve as resource to fellow learners.
    expect learning to be useful in long­term future.
 Adult learners do not accept information at face value.
  1. Children as learners . . .
    need to verify information based on their experience.
    decide for themselves what is important to be learned.
    are relatively "clean slates."
 Children as learners do not decide for themselves what is important to be learned.

For Nos. 3 through 6, choose the word(s) that best describes each "learner type."
  1. Dynamic learners . . .
    deliberate
    efficient
    trial and error
Dynamic learners are not deliberate.
  1. Imaginative learners . . .
    active
    personal involvement
    fact­seekers
Imaginative learners are not fact­seekers.
  1. Analytical learners . . .
    deliberate
    like to share
    active
Analytical learners do not like to share.
  1. Common sense learners . . .
    trial and error
    efficient
    meaning seekers
Common sense learners are not meaning­seekers.
  1. The behavioral style "steadiness" describes which type of learner?
    Dynamic
    Imaginative
    Analytical
    Common Sense
"Steadiness" does not describe dynamic learners.
  1. As trainers, this learning style is likely to be seen as "Subject Matter Expert."
    Dynamic
    Imaginative
    Analytical
    Common Sense
Not imaginative.
  1. As a trainer, it is especially important to include practical applications for . . .
    dynamic learners.
    imaginative learners.
    analytical learners.
    common sense learners.
Not for analytical learners.
  1. Learners who do best by "doing and feeling" are . . .
    dynamic learners.
    imaginative learners.
    analytical learners.
    common sense learners.
Not common sense learners.

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