Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

EAE 201 — Psychology of Adult Learning

EAE department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• distinguish the circumstances of adult learners from other learners
• explain the various learning theories and their application to adult learning; and
• discuss the aging process and its impact on adult learners

Course contents

Concept of adulthood and adult development stages. The adult learner and his characteristics. Distinctions between adult learners and children in school. Adult learning theories. stimulusresponse theories, cognitive and field theories. Principles of adult learning. Adult learning environment.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study EAE 201.

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