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From Student to Leader, 10th Edition
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(Carroll, 2023), Chapters 1 - 19
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,Chapter 01: Personal Resources of an Adult Learne
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Carroll:=Success=in=Practical/Vocational=Nursing,=10th=Edition
MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. Which=individual=in=a=practical/vocational=nursing=class=would=be=identified=as=a=traditional=
adult=learner?
a. One=who=has=been=out=of=school=for=many=years
b. One=who=has=children=and=grandchildren
c. One=who=knows=the=routine=of=education
d. One=who=is=in=his=or=her=early=20s
ANSWER:= D
Traditional=adult=learners=are=individuals=who=come=to=the=educational=program=directly=from=
high=school=or=another=program=of=study.=They=are=usually=in=their=late=teens=or=early=20s.=The=l
earner=who=has=been=out=of=school=for=many=years=and=the=learner=who=has=children=and=grand
children=would=be=identified=as=a=returning=adult=learner.=The=learner=who=knows=the=routine=
of=education=does=not=provide=sufficient=information=for=classification.
DIF: Cognitive=Level:=Application REF:===p.=3
OBJ:=1=TOP:= Adult=Learner
KEY:=Nursing=Process=Step:=N/A=MSC:= NCLEX:=N/A
2. A=student=enrolled=in=an=LPN/LVN=program=states,=“I’m=fresh=out=of=high=school=and=living=a
lone=for=the=first=time=in=my=life.=I’m=learning=how=to=take=care=of=myself=as=well=as=learning=to
= care=for=my=patients.”=This=statement=identifies=the=student=as
a. a=traditional=adult=learner.
b. a=returning=adult=learner.
c. someone=in=need=of=counseling.
d. someone=who=is=not=accustomed=to=formal=education.
ANSWER:= A
Traditional=adult=learners=are=individuals=who=are=in=their=late=teens=or=early=20s=who=have=c
ome=to=the=practical/vocational=program=directly=from=high=school=or=another=program=of=st
udy.=A=returning=adult=learner=is=someone=who=has=been=out=of=school=for=several=years.=A=pe
, rson=in=needed=of=counseling=is=commonly=a=student=who=has=been=evaluated=by=the=instruct
or=as=having=areas=that=need=improvement.=This=student=is=a=traditional=adult=learner,=and=trad
itional=adult=learners=are=accustomed=to=formal=education.
DIF: Cognitive=Level:=Analysis REF:===p.=3
OBJ:=1=TOP:= Adult=Learner
KEY:=Nursing=Process=Step:=N/A=MSC:= NCLEX:=N/A
3. A=nursing=student=states,=“I=have=taken=advantage=of=informal=learning=experiences.”=Another=
student=asks,=“Could=you=give=me=an=example?”=The=best=example=of=an=informal=learning=ex
perience=is
a. caring=for=a=disabled=family=member.
b. taking=a=continuing=education=course.
c. enrolling=in=an=academic=program.
d. attending=credit=classes=at=the=mall.