Table 4. Assessing students needs
Item Mean Level I favour lecturers who 1. Help student diagnose the gap between their goals and their present level of
performance 4.41 High 2. Meet informally with student to discuss their goals and experiences 4.66 High 3. Meet individually with student to help identify their educational needs 4.34 High 4. Help student develop short range and long range objectives 4.20 High ASSESING STUDENT NEEDS 4.40 High Findings on climate building are shown in Table 5. The findings show that this factor has a high mean indicating that student prefer their lecturers who set a friendly and favorable climate in the classroom (m=4.28). Item analysis indicate that adult learners highly prefer teaching practices that encourage discussion among student, rely heavily on student skills to achieve educational objectives, accept errors as a natural part of the learning process and allow break when conducting program. The two items with the highest means are encouraging discussion among student (m=4.36) and relying heavily on student skills to achieve educational objectives (m=4.43).