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  • Essay / Malcolm Knowles' theory of adult and adult learning

    Here, in particular, Blooms' taxonomy aligns with theories of andragogy, which assert that adult learners are capable of thinking and to study independently and also recognize the effect of a person's experiences on their learning (Roberts, 2007). Analysis requires the student's ability to differentiate between facts and opinions, to break down the argument into its constituent parts, and to identify the basis of any argument (Adams, 2015). Once the argument has been analyzed and disassembled, the next level of the taxonomy is synthesis which involves reassembling the analyzed parts to form a new, original and informed argument (Stuart, 2013). An example of this in healthcare would be the formation of a care plan (Adams,