Factors

Affecting
Learning
Kenneth Benedicto
MAT-English
FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING
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 @kenneth123
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Scenario 1.

Kenneth is fifteen years old and is a good student. But,

he is not able to concentrate on his class as well as home
assignments and consequently, has been scoring very
low marks. Sources revealed that his peer-group or
friend circle outside the school is not good and he
remains mostly indulged in unwanted activities with his
peer group.
 @howardg
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Scenario 2

Howard and Michel are classmates. Howard

can solve an algebraic sum without the help of
calculator in a very short time. On the other
hand, Michel takes a long time to solve a
simple algebraic sum.
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Scenario 3

Jean and Margaret are siblings. Jean is very good at art

and drawing-related works and can draw sketches
about things he sees. Margaret has a passion for
music. She knows most songs and can sing them even
if she has heard them only once. Both of them spend
hours together pursuing their respective interest areas.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING LEARNING

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 Intelligence
Intelligence is the ability
to think, to learn from
experience, to solve
problems, and to adapt
to new situations.

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 International Journal of Advanced Research in Education & Technology

A Study of Intelligence in Relation to

Academic
Achievement of Secondary School Students I

S.N.Dandagal, IIDr.M.C.Yarriswami

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 Findings
1. The boys and girls students of secondary
schools of Belgaum south have similar intelligence.

2. The students of rural and urban secondary

schools of Belgaum south have similar intelligence.

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 Findings
3. The Kannada and English medium students of
secondary schools of Belgaum south have similar
intelligence.

4. The students of government, aided and unaided

secondary schools of Belgaum south have similar
intelligence.
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 Summary & Conclusion
This study shows that Intelligence fully
influences academic achievement.
Intelligence increases learning ability and
Academic Performance. It shows that more
intelligent student’s performance is always
better than other students.
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 Motivation
Motivation is the process that initiates,
guides, and maintains goal-oriented
behaviors. It is what causes you to act.

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 Types of Motivation
Extrinsic motivations - are those that arise from
outside of the individual and often involve rewards.

Intrinsic motivations - are those that arise from within

the individual, such as doing a complicated task purely for
the personal gratification of solving a problem.

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 Maturation for Readiness to Learn

A learner’s readiness and will power

to learn is a great deciding factor of
his/her results in learning.

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 Maturation for Readiness to Learn

Maturation has to be thus understood as a

natural process of unfolding of the
development stages, resulting in
functionally preparing an individual to
acquire mastery over his/her environment.
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 Emotions
Emotion has a substantial influence on
the cognitive processes in humans,
including perception, attention,
learning, memory, reasoning, and
problem solving.
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 Learning Styles

“A learning style is the way students begin

to concentrate on, process, internalize and
remember new and difficult academic
information” (Dunn, 2000)

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SOCIO-CULTURAL (ENVIRONMENTAL)
FACTORS INFLUENCING LEARNING

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 Socio-Cultural Factors

a) Family
b) Neighborhood and
community
c) Socio-cultural diversities

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Vygotsky and Sociocultural Theory
Sociocultural theory grew from
the work of seminal psychologist
Lev Vygotsky, who believed that
parents, caregivers, peers, and
the culture at large were
responsible for developing
higher-order functions.

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 Zone of Proximal Development

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 Zone of Proximal Development

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 Zone of Proximal Development

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SCHOOL RELATED FACTORS INFLUENCING LEARNING

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 Working conditions

The location of the school, the internal

set-up, the accommodation, decoration
and healthful and sanitary conditions
are very important for efficient
learning.
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 Four aspects of the school environment
❖ A physical environment that is welcoming and
conducive to learning;
❖ A social environment that promotes communication and
interaction;
❖ An affective environment that promotes a sense of
belonging and self-esteem;
❖ An academic environment that promotes learning and
self-fulfillment.
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Influence of Media on Learning

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 Types of Media

Print Media - refers to text or

printed materials.

Non-Print Media- known as

modern electronic media.

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A constructive use of various media can enable
the learners to transform their understanding of
their society and themselves, and thus help
formal education become more meaningful for
every learner

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