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Entwistle, Noel – 1979
The current stage in an on-going research program of student learning is summarized. With two more years to run, provisional research provides the beginnings of a model of student learning which is neither static nor mechanistic. Recent research has placed emphasis on describing how students learn and how learning is affected by the academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Environment
Taylor, Elizabeth; Kaye, Tony – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1986
Describes philosophy behind development of British Open University's course "Education for Adults," which emphasizes adult learner independence and autonomy and implements an andragogical approach within a distance teaching system. Significance of evaluation data from the course and the challenge presented to designers of courses are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Andragogy, Course Content, Course Evaluation