PLEASE SELECT

ONLY ONE
OF THE THREE QUESTIONS
 

Question 1
 

Do an internet search and find information about the following issue:

 

1. Barriers to learning and development in South African

context.

Read and organize what you have learned in the readings in the
form of a mind map. (1 A4 page.Use graphics and colour. Use
topics and sub-topics on your mind map and not detail
descriptions.)
 
1.2    Write an essay of 800-1200 words explaining how you can help the
community in which youwork to address the barriers that prevent learning
within your school environment.
Suggest ways of addressing the barriers mentioned in 1.1
(You are required to submit an essay of 800-1200 words on the topic (1.2).) 

Question 2
 

Do an internet search and find information about the following issue:

 

2.1    Barriers to learning within the African context.

 Read and organize what you have learned in the readings in the
form of a mind map. (1 A4 page.Use graphics and colour. Use
topics and sub-topics on your mind map and not detail
descriptions.)
 
2.2    Write an essay of 800-1200 words explaining how you can help the
community in which youwork to address the barriers that prevent
learning within your school environment.
Suggest ways of addressing the barriers mentioned in 2.1
(You are required to submit an essay of 800-1200 words on the
topic (2.2).) 
 

Question 3
 

Do an internet search and find information about the following issue:

 

3.1    Barriers to learning in schools OR any other learning

environment
Read and organize what you have learned in the readings in the
form of a mind map. (1 A4 page.Use graphics and colour. Use
topics and sub-topics on your mind map and not detail
descriptions.)
 
3.2    Write an essay of 800-1200 words explaining how you can help the
community in which youwork to address the barriers that prevent
learning within your school environment.
Suggest ways of addressing the barriers mentioned in 3.1
(You are required to submit an essay of 800-1200 words on the
topic (3.2).) 
How environment can shape social skills

The culture in which a child grows up can also have a bearing on their ability to learn.
Looking at Maslow’s table, ‘belonging’ is one of the most essential learning needs. The
relationships that we form with our parents, friends and teachers all feed into our ability
to learn.

As humans, we are hugely influenced by the people around us and during our first 5
years, our principal influencers are our parents or guardians. The beliefs that our parents
hold and the cultures that they embrace can heavily influence how we learn as students.
For example, if a student has grown up in a household where mathematical subjects are
given more weight that languages, that student may have a cultural barrier when it
comes to learning subjects like English.

3. Emotional factors that affect learning

A student's self-esteem plays an important role

in their ability
to learn

The encouragement that we receive from our teachers, parents and friends plays an
important role in our emotional learning. If a student adopts a mindset of ‘always trying
their best’ and learning from past failures, they’ll generally have a positive outlook on
their ability to learn. On the other hand, if a student’s internal voice is always telling them
that they’re not good enough or that there’s no point in even trying, they’re more likely to
underachieve in school.

A student’s emotional wellbeing majorly impacts their ability to do well at school. Students

who lack confidence and are afraid to take educated guesses could have emotional
issues that are affecting their learning. There can be a number of emotional factors at
play in a student’s learning including fear of embarrassment, doubt and inadequacy, all
of which can lead to self-sabotaging emotional states.

Generally speaking, negative emotions can be reduced by setting expectations, focusing

on the positives and setting goals for the future.

MIET Africa has identified a number of critical barriers impacting on education that were not
scrutinised in the past, including:

 Systemic barriers, in the inadequacy of facilities and human resources, classroom overcrowding,
lack of materials and assistive devices, policy and curriculum issues, transport difficulties,
exclusionary practices and/or policies, and inadequate external support
 Societal barriers, in which poverty may affect a child’s enrolment at school, a parent’s
involvement with the learning process, or children “displaced” from families by the HIV and AIDS
pandemic, through being orphaned, for example
 Pedagogical barriers, in which the teaching competencies and learning materials may prevent a
child from receiving a quality education
 Intrinsic barriers in individual children, which may stem from disabilities and other medical causes
affecting their physical, sensory, cognitive and psychosocial development

http://www.tshikululu.org.za/insights-opinions/entry/dealing-with-barriers-to-learning

https://successatschool.org/blog/507/What-are-the-Most-Common-Barriers-to-Learning-in-School
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