FACTORS AFFECTING

LEARNING

REPORTER: MRS. JOCIL C. DUMANGAS

 Objectives:
Identify the different factors that affects
learning.
Discuss the other factors affecting learning.
Explain the influence of media in learning.
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1. Intellectual factor
2. Physical factor
3. Emotional factor
4. Mental factor
5. Learning factor
6. Environmental factor
7. Teachers’ factor
 FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING
1. Intellectual factor

Intellectual Ability – Everyone has different intellectual

strengths and weaknesses.

The term refers to the individual mental level.

 FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING
1. Intellectual factor

Success in school is generally closely related to level of

the intellect. Pupils with low intelligence often encounter
serious difficulty in mastering schoolwork. Sometimes
pupils do not learn because of special intellectual
disabilities.
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1. Intellectual factor
 FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING
1. Intellectual factor

Prior knowledge
A student could have the highest IQ in the
room, but if he hasn’t been exposed to basic
information that relates to the lesson, he will
have difficulty learning.
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1. Intellectual factor

A low score in one subject and his scores in other subjects

indicate the possible presence of a special deficiency. Psychology
reveals to use that an individual possess different kinds to
intelligence. Knowledge of the nature of the pupil’s intellect is of
considerable value in the guidance and the diagnosis of
disability.
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1. Intellectual factor

The native capacity of the individual is of prime

importance in determining the effectiveness of the
learning process.
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2. Physical factor

Health
Is the student free from illness?
Physical Development
Are there changes in their body?
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2. Physical factor

Nutrition
Do they eat nutritious foods?
Visual and Auditory Defects
Do they suffer from physical defects?
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2. Physical factor

Under this group are included such factors as health, physical

development, nutrition, visual and physical defects, and
glandular abnormality. It is generally recognized that ill health
retards physical and motor develop­ment, and malnutrition
interferes with learning and physical growth.
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2. Physical factor

Children suffering from visual, auditory, and other physical

defects are seriously handicapped in developing skills such as
reading and spelling. It has been demonstrated that various
glands of internal secretion, such as the thyroid and pituitary
glands, affect behavior. The health of the learner will likely affect
his ability to learn and his power to concentrate.