CPI Adult Learning Theory & Andragogy 3

Question 1

Patricia Cross's Chain of Response (COR) model explains adult participation in continuing education primarily as a function of:

Accepted Answer

A chain of psychological and situational variables influencing the decision to participate

Answer

Cross's COR model describes participation as a sequential chain from self-evaluation and attitudes about education to life transitions and learning opportunities.

Question 2

Which barrier to adult learning is classified as 'dispositional' according to Cross's typology?

Accepted Answer

Feeling too old to learn or lack of confidence

Answer

Dispositional barriers relate to self-concept and attitudes toward learning, such as feeling too old or believing oneself incapable of academic success.

Question 3

A postsecondary instructor uses case studies drawn from students' professional fields. This strategy PRIMARILY leverages which principle of adult learning?

Accepted Answer

Adults' experiential base and need for problem-centered learning

Answer

Using professional field case studies taps adults' prior experience and satisfies the andragogical need for problem-centered, relevant learning.

Question 4

According to self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan), which type of motivation produces the deepest and most sustained adult learning?

Accepted Answer

Intrinsic motivation driven by inherent interest and enjoyment

Answer

Intrinsic motivation — learning for its own inherent satisfaction — produces the deepest engagement, retention, and long-term pursuit of learning.

Question 5

When designing instruction for adults, which approach BEST reflects Mezirow's transformative learning theory?

Accepted Answer

Providing disorienting dilemmas that prompt critical reflection on assumptions

Answer

Mezirow emphasized 'disorienting dilemmas' as catalysts that prompt adults to critically examine and potentially transform their frames of reference.

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CPI Adult Learning Theory & Andragogy 3