THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLES’ ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES WITH THE USAGE OF VIDEO CONFERENCING MODE OF DELIVERY AMONG DISTANCE LEARNERS

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the differences between the adult learning principles by Knowles (1980) such as learners’ need to know, learners’ self-concept, learners' experience, readiness to learn, learning orientation and motivation to learn with the usage of video conferencing mode of delivery whether live, streaming and recording video conferencing. The SPSS software version 17 was utilised to analyse the data. 394 respondents answered the questionnaire distributed to them. Collected data was analysed using Anova one-way test and Tukey test. This study shows that there are significance differences between learners’ need to know, learners' experience, readiness to learn, motivation to learn with the usage of video conferencing mode of delivery. This study also showed that students’ were found to prefer the usage of live and recording as compared to streaming videoconferencing. Researchers suggest that further studies should explore other adult education theories with other delivery methods as well as include a larger sample from different institutions.
Keywords: adult education, mode of delivery, video conferencing