Relationships between attitudes and use of adult-learning teaching activities by medical faculty.
This study examined teaching behaviors of medical faculty and their attitudes toward adult learners. A number of studies have examined characteristics of adult learners and found that certain teaching activities produce more effective learning in adults. Adult learners tend to be more self-directed and bring a variety of experiences to the educational setting; they also profit more from collaborative curriculum planning, learning activities, and evaluation of progress.
D001290:Attitude; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*