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Andragogy, on the other hand, only became well used in 1913 after Malcolm Knowles developed a theory of it to describe adult learning – specifically focusing upon how children and adults learn differently (and as such require different forms of teaching).
One of the key differences is the description of the learner. Traditionally, pedagogy views the learner as novice, as being introduced to knowledge, to training and to the world. Conversely, andragogy is largely based upon Knowles’ (1977) four principles which describe the adult learner – and their needs – differently. Flux » Articles » It’s not the technology, it’s the… andragogy?