,Chapter’01:’Personal’Resources’of’an’Adult’LearnerBCarroll:’Success’in’Practical/Vocational’N
ursing,’10th’Edition
MULTIPLEBCHOICE
1. WhichBindividualBinBaBpractical/vocationalBnursingBclassBwo
uldBbeBidentifiedBasBaBtraditionaladultBlearner?
a. OneBwhoBhasBbeenBoutBofBschoolBforBmany’years
b. OneBwhoBhasBchildrenBandBgrandchildren
c. OneBwhoBknowsBtheBroutineBofBeducation
d. OneBwhoBisBinBhisBor’her’earlyB20s
ANS:B D
TraditionalBadultBlearnersBare’individualsBwhoBcomeBtoBtheBe
ducBationalBprogramBdirectlyBfromBhighBschoolBorBanotherBpr
ogramBoBfBstudy.BTheyBareBusuallyBinBtheirBlateBteensBorBear
lyB20s.BThelearBnerBwhoBhasBbeenBoutBofBschoolBforBmanyBy
earsBandBtheBlearnerBwBhoBhasBchildrenBandBgrandchildrenB
wouldBbe
identifiedBasBaBreturningBadultBlearner.BTheBlearnerBwhoBknowsBtheBroutineBofBeducationBd
oesBnotBprovideBsufficientBinformationBforBclassification.
DIF: CognitiveBLevel:BApplication
REF:B p.B
3BOBJ:B1BTOP:B AdultBlearner
KEY:BNursingBProcessBStep:BN/ABMSC:BNCLEX:BN/A
2. ABstudent’enrolledBinBan’LPN/LVNBprogramBstates,B“I’mBfreshBout’ofBhighBschoolBandBli
vingBaBloneBforBtheBfirstBtimeBinBmyBlife.BI’mBlearningBhowBtoBtakeBcareBofBmyselfBasBw
ellBasBlearningBtoBcareBforBmyBpatients.”BThisBstatementBidentifiesBtheBstudentBas
a. aBtraditionalBadultBlearner.
b. aBreturningBadult’learner.
c. someoneBinBneedBofBcounseling.
d. someoneBwhoBisBnotBaccustomedBtoBformalBeducation.
ANS:BA
TraditionalBadultBlearnersBareBindividualsBwhoBareBinBtheir’lateBteensBorBearlyB20sBwhoBhav
eBcomBeBtoBtheBpractical/vocationalBprogramBdirectlyBfromBhighBschoolBor’anotherBprogram
BofBstudy.BABreturningBadultBlearnerBisBsomeoneBwhoBhasBbeenBoutBofBschoolBforBseveralB
years.BABpersonBinBnBeededBofBcounselingBisBcommonlyBaBstudentBwhoBhasBbeenBevaluate
dBbyBtheBinstructorBasBhavingBareasBthatBneedBimprovement.BThisBstudentBisBaBtraditionalBa
dultBlearner,BandBtraditionalBadultBleBarnersBareBaccustomedBtoBformalBeducation.
DIF: CognitiveBLevel:BAnalysis
REF:B p.B
3BOBJ:B1BTOP:B AdultBlearner
KEY:BNursingBProcessBStep:BN/ABMSC:BNCLEX:BN/A
3. ABnursingBstudentBstates,B“I’haveBtakenBadvantageBof’informalBlearningBexperiences.”BAn
otherBstudentBasks,B“CouldByouBgiveBmeBanBexample?”BTheBbestBexampleBofBanBinforma
lBlearningBexBperienceBis
a. caring’forBaBdisabledBfamilyBmember.
b. takingBaBcontinuingBeducationBcourse.
c. enrollingBinBanBacademicBprogram.
d. attendingBcreditBclassesBatBtheBmall.
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