Learning is influenced by the learner's motivation. Positive emotions generally enhance motivation.
DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIETAL FACTORS
Developmental Influences on Learning
Social Influences on Learning
According to this principle, as individuals develop, there are different opportunities and constraints for learning. Learning is most effective when differential development within and across physical, intellectual, emotional, and social domains is taken into account.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES FACTORS
Individual Differences in Learning
Learning and Diversity
Standards and Assessment
All learners have their own strategies, approaches and skills in gaining knowledge. Learners are all born with skills and they develop it as time goes by.
This principle states that learning of complex subject matter is most effective when it is an intentional process of constructing meaning from information and experience.
Requires students to be goal directed. students must generate and pursue personally relevant goals.
In this principle, the successful learner can relate new information with existing knowledge in meaningful ways.
Successful learners use strategic thinking in their approach to learning, reasoning, problem solving, and concept learning.
In this principle, the learner is able to know or think how they acquire knowledge.
According to this principle, learning is influenced by environmental factor, including culture, technology, and instructional practices.
Creativeness, higher order thinking skills, and curiosity contributes to the learner's motivation to learn. Intrinsic motivation is stimulated by tasks of optimal novelty and difficulty, relevant to personal interests, and providing for personal choice and control.
This principles states that, acquisition of complex knowledge and skills demands the investment of considerable learner energy and strategic effort, along with persistence over time.
In this principle, learning is influenced by social interactions, interpersonal relations, and communication with others.
This principle states that, learning is most effective when differences in learners’ linguistic, cultural, and social backgrounds are taken into account.
This principle helps in determining the learner's progress by providing appropriate assessment to them. According to it also, assessment provides important information to both the learner and the teacher at all stages of the learning process.
