Learning Process Theory Elizabeth P. Burns Walden University Richard W. Riley School of Education and Leadership Adult Education Program 1
Learning Process Theory
Elizabeth P. BurnsWalden University
Richard W. Riley School of Education and LeadershipAdult Education Program
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Learning Objectives
Define Jarvis’ Learning Process Theory.
Who influenced Jarvis' Learning Process.
The major components of the learning process.
The three stages of learning.
How Jarvis’ Process relate to adult learners & educators.
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Introduction and Background
British scholar, researcher, and speaker.
Professor of Continuing Education in UK.
Adjunct Professor at University of Georgia.
Authored and edited 200 articles.
Critiqued more than 30 books.
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Reflections
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Life Situation
Reflect on a time in your life when you were faced with a situation you were unprepared to handle.
Right or Wrong Decision
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Did the reflection or situation lead you to think you made the right or the wrong decision?
Emotions
What emotion(s) did you feel from this reflection?
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Change
Did your reflection change your behavior and how you now view the world?
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New Learning
Did you learn something that would be useful later in life?
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Role of the Adult Learner
Adults learn as a whole person.
Adults bring prior knowledge, experience, and personal history.
Adults understand the “whys” of life.
Adults are able to make sense of life situations.
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Jarvis Learning Process
“is the combination of processes where the whole person experiences social situations, in which the content is transformed and integrated into the individual's biography resulting in a changed or more experienced person.”
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Who influenced Jarvis Learning Process Model?
David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory
Learning entails four elements:
Concrete experience
Observation and reflection
Formation of abstract concepts
Testing in new situation
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Four Elements of Kolb's Theory
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Jarvis’s Learning Process Model
Built on foundation from Kolb's theory.
Begins with adult life experience or life situation.
Links the whole person.
– mind, body, self, and life history
Causes a disjuncture between person's biography and the experience.
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Learning Process Chart
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Jarvis’ Three Stages of Learning
No-Learning
Non-Reflective learning
Reflective Learning
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Non-Learning Stage
No learning takes place.
Only three responses:
– Presumption
– Non-consideration
– Rejection
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Non-Reflective Stage
Some learning occurs. The person:
– experiences pre-conscious
– practices the experience
– memorizes the experience or new information
Reflective Learning Stage
The learner now reflects on what has taken place. Three types
-Contemplation
-Reflective
-Experiential
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Reflective Stage – “Life Experience”
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How does Jarvis Model relates to adult learners?
Affects person positively or negatively .
Person learns new meaning of the world and events.
Person has changed, become more experienced, more able to cope with life situations or problems.
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Role of the Educator
Help adults make sense of daily life.
Link explanations and illustrations.
Link activities to experiences.
Be creative.
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Summary
Adult learning begins with an experience.
Learner senses have been transformed.
Learner advances to the next stage of lifelong learners.
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References
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 12, 2013 from http://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/1997/jarvis.html.
Jarvis, P. (1987). Adult learning in the social context. New York: Croom Helm (Retrieved 3/7/2013 from www.adulteducation.wikibook.us/index
Jarvis, P. (2006). Towards a comprehensive theory of human learning: Lifelong learning and the learning society (Vol. 1). London & New York: Routledge.
Jarvis, P. Retrieved from www.infed.org/biblio/b-explrn.htm
Kolb, D. A. (1984). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiential_learning.
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References (con’t)
Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S., & Baumgartner, L. M. (2007).
Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide (3rd ed.). San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Picture retrieved from
http://www2.surrey.ac.uk/politics/images/staffprofileimages/p
eter_jarvis.jpg on 3/20/2013.
Video clips retrieved from www.movieclips.com on 3/29/2013.
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