Topic > Malcolm Knowles' Adult and Adult Learning Theory

Here especially Blooms' taxonomy is in line with theories of andragogy, which state that adult learners are capable of self-directed thought and study and they also recognize the effect that a person's experiences have on their learning (Roberts, 2007). Analysis requires the student's ability to distinguish between facts and opinions and to break down the argument into its component parts and to identify the basis of any argument (Adams, 2015). Once the topic has been analyzed and dismantled, the next level of the taxonomy is synthesis, which involves reassembling the analyzed parts to form a new, original, and informed topic (Stuart, 2013). An example of this in healthcare would be the formation of a care plan (Adams,