Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

Training transfer refers to the process by which adult learners apply newly acquired skills, knowledge and attitudes from formal training environments to real-world contexts. In adult education, ...

Learning is a complex process of acquiring knowledge which begins at birth and hopefully continues until death. But the human ability to learn and recall information differs for all individuals, ...

The math problem was one of three – and the most complex – on the board that greeted students Monday morning at the Literacy Action Center, a non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah that ...

Safety training’s biggest problem can be summed up in two words: knowledge transfer. An abundance of teaching points are crammed into every lesson, but all too often, relatively little learning ...

(TNS) — Coursera has gained some insights from its 124 million-strong user base about what it really takes to help people succeed in its digital classes. The company employs some high-tech strategies, ...

This post is by Kim Carter, the Executive Director of the Q.E.D. Foundation, an organization of adults and youth working together to create and sustain student-centered learning communities, and a ...