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A 6 page paper that begins by defining the mature learner in higher education degree course. The paper discuses the advantages and challenges for this student and reports and discusses Kolb's Learning Cycle and Honey and Mumford's learning styles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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(MacFadgen, 2008). This learner is often just beginning higher education studies or they are returning to school for a full degree, further knowledge or to pursue a higher degree. The
mature learner is different from the students who have just graduated from high school and gone straight on to college. The mature learner has experiences the recent high school
graduate does not have. These are life experiences through which the learner has gained knowledge, insight and even marketable skills. They think differently. They may find themselves listening to ideas
and opinions their experience tells them is untrue. They will most likely hear younger students forcefully stating opinions they find na?ve. Mature learners are also likely to face barriers
and challenges the younger student does not face. Depending on how mature the student is, they may not be able to remember things as easily and they may need more
time to accommodate new information. MacFadgen (2008) investigated the barriers mature students face compared to what characteristics made this learner successful. The investigator concluded that persistence and commitment were two
characteristics that motivated the mature student and that led to that students success in higher education pursuits, i.e., in degree courses (MacFadgen, 2008). The investigator also found there were specific
themes relative to the mature students first year in higher education degree courses that lent themselves to success, including: awareness of their own assets, e.g., experiences and knowledge; relationships with
professors; relationships with peers; how supportive the institutions infrastructure was; and experiential learning opportunities (MacFadgen, 2008). In that same study, the investigator found that professors commented that mature
students are more diverse, more goal-directed, more determined and more discriminating than younger students (MacFadgen, 2008). Professors who understand the nature of the mature learner accommodate their need for experiential
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