Situated Learning in Adult Education
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Description: Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with situated learning in adult education.
Situated Learning in Adult Education. ERIC Digest. Situated Learning in Adult Education. ERIC Digest. In the situated learning approach, knowledge and skills are learned in the contexts that reflect how knowledge is obtained and applied in everyday situations. Situated cognition theory conceives of learning as a sociocultural phenomenon rather than the action of an individual acquiring general information from a decontextualized body of knowledge (Kirshner and Whitson 1997). This Digest presents an overview of the concepts related to applying situated cognition in adult learning. It should be noted that situated learning theory has not yet produced precise models or prescriptions for learning in classroom settings.
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| Page title: | Situated Learning in Adult Education. ERIC Digest. |
| Keywords: | situated learning, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Classroom Techniques, Context Effect, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Relevance (Education), Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Trend Analysis |
| Description: | Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name dealing with Situated Learning in Adult Education. ERIC Digest. |
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