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A 4 page research paper that discusses primarily how to address the needs of adult, non-traditional college students. However, the writer argues that by addressing the cognitive needs of all students, the instructor can also address the needs of a diversely-aged group. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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an older adult who is returning to education for a variety of reasons. A study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics revealed that over 60 percent of students
engaged in some form of higher education are adult learners, that is, age 25 or older (Flint, 2001). Faced with a community college classroom with learners ranging in age from
17 to 70, the question before the instructor is how to adjust pedagogy to meet the biological, psychological, sociocultural and cognitive needs of this diverse classroom. First of
all, this writer/tutor does not fully understand the need to address the biological needs of the students, as biological needs of human beings do not change as they age. We
all require air, water, food, etc. By keeping a classroom at a temperature that is conducive to learning, i.e., not too hot or cold, and allowing the students to take
breaks if it is a long class period, the instructor addresses all students biological needs. Psychological needs are also similar. According to Flint (2001), only teachers who are inexperienced
in working with older students deny the significance of offering these students support services. There is a prevalent misconception that adult learners are "self-supporting and dont need" such help (Flint,
2001, p. 3). Adult learners may need help in structuring their time, learning good study habits, etc. just as much or more so than traditional students (Flint, 2001). Adult
learners frequently "lack confidence in their ability to succeed" and can also be as unsure as a younger student that their "efforts are adequate" (Brewer, Klein and Mann, 2003, p.
286). Sociocultural needs generally refer to differences between ethnic and racial groups. Ayers, Miller-Dyce and Carlone (2008) conducted a study that reveals the sociocultural needs of a diverse group of
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