Androgogy refers to methods and techniques for teaching adults literally the term means leader of men and compares to pedagogy which means leader of children.

NOS proposed six assumptions about adult Learners which determine how teaching of adult should proceed in the literature you will find reference to four five and six assumptions

NOS characterized androgogy as a process model of learning a facilitator considers the activities and steps needed for Learners to acquire Knowledge and Skills rather than a Content model such as pedagogy where the teacher decides on what will be taught and how it will be presented to the learner

Some argue that the assumptions do not apply equally to all adult Learners who are a diverse group with a huge range of backgrounds and experiences or even to any one individual all of the time for example self-direction can be affected by fear lack of confidence can create dependency and reduce motivation