Describing learners

 Hi, this is our last blog of the registry, it has felt very long but with a lot of learning in between!!

Describing learners

There are many types of learners. These are sectioned by age, for example:

Young Children

• Those children up to the ages of 9 or 10 learn differently from older children, adolescents, and adults in the following ways:
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• They respond to meaning even if they do not understand individual words.
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• They often learn indirectly rather than directly
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• They need individual attention and approval from the teacher.
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• They are keen to talk about themselves

Adolescent

• They need approval, but most of the time, from their peers.
• If they have a good rapport with their teacher, they can be their teacher’s best “defenders” or “advocates”.
• They are in a constant search for identity and self-esteem.

Adults

• They can engage with abstract thought.
• They have expectations about their learning process.
• They have a whole range of life experiences to draw on.

There also exist:

Learner differences (multiple intelligences, vark)

Motivations & Background 

That's it, thank you, see you later people!!