How do we work with new students at a university? For a lot of students, this is the first time they are away from home and finally making their own decisions. It is the time to harness that new found freedom and allow them to take control of their education as well. Now is the time for impowerment.
Malcolm Knowles came out with a list of six assumptions of andragogy . The six assumptions are:
1. The learner's need to know
2. Self-concept of the learner
3. Prior experience of the learner
4. Readiness to learn
5. Orientation to learning
6. Motivation to learn
"Andragogy works best in practice when it is adapted to fir the uniqueness of the learners and the learning situation" (Knowles, Holton, & Swanson, 2011, ch. 2, para. 8)
