Developmental Educational Implications to

characteristics experiences classroom practice

Young learners
1. Children are active As what I have Focus on how to catch
learners and thinkers. experience, we the attention of the
become active and are student to make them
interested to learn learn.
when the activities are
fun.
2.. Children learn through I always like to talk Let the students'
social interaction. when I was a child. Me minds grow and learn
and my classmates through interaction
likes to talk about the with their classmates.
topic being discussed.
We share what we
know to each other
and compare it, in
order to come up with
better answers.
3. Children learn I like to learn from the The use of concrete
effectively through person older than me props and visual aids,
scaffolding by adults. because they provide such as models and/or
examples, sometimes time lines
models, and the way
they talk is amazing.
Adolescent learners
1. Encounter learning that I remember when I was Make sure that you
is appropriate to their in high school, I always make your way of
developmental level listen to my teacher teaching appealing to
and is presented in because the way my their interest.
multiple teacher discussed the
ways and in an topic is very different,
enjoyable and he did it creatively. It’s
interesting manner. enjoyable and it is easy
to learn.
2. Are allowed to share I like group activities Giving group activities
and discuss ideas, and especially if I will be will make the students
to work assigned to many learn from each other.
together on tasks, smart people. I learn
projects and problems. something from them
because the way they
think is different from
mine.
3. Are intellectually My teachers in high Make sure to create
intrigued by the task school likes to gives new activities to
that are authentic and new activities. It makes increase their desire to
perceived as me curious and my learn.
 challenging, novel, and interest to learn is
relevant to their own increasing.
lives
Adult learners
1. Adults need to be As I grow up, I slowly Setting a friendly, open
shown respect. realize that I need to atmosphere for the
be respected. It’s respect to occur.
insulting for me to see
people treat me like an
easy person.
2. Adults have a lifetime I know how to manage Setting an appropriate
experience. my stress right now level of concern.
unlike my teenage
years. I learned a lot
from my past and it’s
useful to me now since
I can use this to guide
other people.
3. Adults want to apply I’m a type of person Giving new activities
new knowledge and who likes to apply what for student will
skills immediately. I learn immediately to improve their personal
things. Especially when development.
it comes to sport and
science. I realize that
when in this age and
I’m doing it often now.