Lifelong learning in the Information Age
Lifelong learning in the Information Age
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信息时代的终身学习
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2003
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Hongmei Wang
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Hongmei Wang
Lifelong learning is part of our life and we need it in our lifespan. This paper describes its concept development history, discussed its key component and characteristics and introduces the studies on assessment of it based on literature review. The concept of lifelong learning was rooted at the concept of adult education, then evolved to the lifelong education and finally to lifelong learning. The most important component in lifelong learning is the motivation, which drives the learner to learn. Due to the motivated nature of lifelong learning, it has four new forms of learning contributing to lifelong learning, including selfdirected learning, learning on demand, informal learning, and collaborative and organizational learning. Along with these various forms of learning, there are many significant differences between lifelong learning and formal learning. Considering the purpose of improving current formal learning, there are some attempts to induce lifelong learning into formal learning and also some initial studies on assessment on lifelong learning. Some challenges in lifelong learning are also discussed in the paper.