The HyFlex instructional approach is especially valid for adult learners and focuses on the adult learning theory of andragogy, developed by Malcolm Knowles. According to Knowles, there are five assumptions of adult learners: self-concept, the adult learner experience, readiness to learn, orientation to learning, and a motivation to learn. Additionally, there are four principles of andragogy. These encompass the ideas that adults need to be involved in their learning, that they build upon their past experiences in learning, that learning material must interest them, and that materials should be problem centered rather than content centered (Kearsley, 2010). The HyFlex model also touches upon the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles.
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