Mystified Mom (MM) explains that Andragogy is basically learning theory as it applies to adults. It focuses on the learner whereas pedagogy is learning theory that is focused on the teacher. Some people say it applies to adult learning only and some people are trying to push for it to be used in all contexts to refer to any learning that focuses on the learner. MM explains that what’s important here is the shift in thinking about learning as that which focuses on the learner and what he or she brings to the table rather than focusing on what the teacher brings to the table.
Mystified Mom shares that Malcolm Knowles is the one that began using the term in an academic sense and shares his six basic principles of adult learning or andragogy which are:
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