Comparison of Pedagogy to Andragogy
Self-Concept (Andragogy)
Feel responsible for their own learning
Motivation (Andragogy)
Primarily internally motivated, with some external motivation
Need to Know (Pedagogy)
Learn what the teacher wants them to learn
Readiness to Learn (Pedagogy)
Must be ready when the teacher says they must or they will not be promoted
Self-Concept (Pedagogy)
Perception of being dependent on the teacher for learning
Authors Based on Book of Andragogy
Watson Knowles Holton Swanson
Role of Experience (Pedaogy)
The teacher's experience, not the children's is what counts
Role of Experience (Andragogy)
Adults learn from each other's experience
Motivation (Pedagogy)
Externally motivated
Need to Know (Andragogy)
Need to know why they need to learn something
Readiness to Learn (Andragogy)
Ready to learn when they feel the need to know
Orientation to Learning (Pedagogy)
Subject-centered orientation
Orientation to Learning (Andragogy)
life-centered or task-centered orientation