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Auf KI basierende Lernbegleiter bieten die Möglichkeit einer individuellen Unterstützung von Lernenden. Welche Chancen diese Dialogsysteme bieten, aber auch, welche Herausforderungen sie mit sich bringen, zeigen die Autorinnen und der Autor anhand ihrer Erfahrungen in der Entwicklung des »StudyBuddy«.
Die Autorin beleuchtet, wie generative KI als Impulsgeber durch gezielte Fragen genutzt werden kann, um kritisches Denken zu fördern. Im Fokus steht der sokratische Dialog als Methode, die selbstständiges Lernen unterstützt und zur tiefergehenden Auseinandersetzung mit Themen anregt. Praxisnah wird gezeigt, wie dies in Lernsettings angewendet und von Lehrenden begleitet werden kann.
In this article, terms and the state of research on adult numeracy are compiled in a systematic way. The findings and theories are selected according to their relation to the German-language discourse of adult education and at the same time embedded in a historical context as well as in international discourse. Many recent findings confirm Jean Lave’s approach in that numeracy differs from school mathematics in the high relevance of rules of thumb and estimates as well as in less formal procedu…
In the view of cultural history, andragogy precedes pedagogy. The task of the andragogy is the social distribution of cultural innovations. The passing on of such innovation to the following generation is the task of pedagogy. Andragogy and pedagogy have been carried out over thousands of years in the mode of informal learning. With the dawn of literacy, formal learning emerges which then institutionalizes forms of schooling for the young generations. Institutions for andragogical formal learni…
Scientific Education This issue combines empirical and conceptual access points to research of an area of education which has been for the most part neglected by continuing education: What role does natural science knowledge play in the context of informal and non-formal learning processes of adults? And what impetus can be derived for the structure and design of teaching-learning arrangements in other areas? This issue provides insight into specific issues, providing a contribution to inter…
The study Competencies in Later Life (CiLL) provides, for the first time, information about central basic competencies of older adults. In doing so, two research approaches are combined. First, CiLL extends the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to the age group 66 to 80 and analyses correlations between socio-demographic factors and basic competencies assessed with the PIAAC instrument. Second, a qualitative research part shows subjective opinions of …
Als „DIE spezial“ werden in lockerer Folge – durchschnittlich ein Band jährlich –Veröffentlichungen profiliert, die für die Weiterbildungslandschaft grundlegend und nachhaltig sind. Die hier publizierten Inhalte sind für alle Akteure der Weiterbildungslandschaft wichtig, entspringen oft empirischen und renommierten Forschungsvorhaben und lassen besondere handlungsleitende oder steuerungsrelevante Wirkungen erwarten.
The "Green Series" introduces reliable knowledge, current topics and didactic methods, which were tested in other fields, to adult education specialists. All volumes are designed from the action perspective, convey application-oriented formulas, and set standards based on the state of research, They contribute to competence and quality development in practical adult education.
Computer aided data analysis in the qualitative adult education research Experiences with the software MAXqda 2 and Atlas.ti The qualitative social research has various different programmes to choose from when evaluating data which can make the systemization and organization of data easier. In the contribution two works from research in adult education and respective usage of software for qualitative data analysis are exemplarily discussed. Thereby especially the process of the (network) …
