Motivating Adult Learners to Persist

Welcome to Motivating Adult Learners to Persist!

This course and the accompanying materials were developed by Kristi Reyes, in collaboration with the American Institutes for Research.

This course will take about 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete. Please note, items with solid boxes can be self-checked to indicate completion; however, the self-assessment and all learning checks are graded and required for completion. 

This course is intended for multiple audiences:

1. adult education and English language acquisition instructors,
2. program administrators and coordinators; and
3. professional development trainers.

Disclaimer: Please note the LINCS System is maintained under contract with CivicActions with funding from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), under Contract No. ED-EVP-O-16-F-0001. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, and no official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education should be inferred.

The course may contain resources by a third party outside of the Department of Education. As such, the Department is not responsible for its content, nor can it guarantee it is accessible in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need access to an accessible version, please reach out to the third-party vendor for assistance.



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Principles of Learning for Instructional Design