Learner's differences

Learner's differences

1. LEARNER’S DIFFERENCES By SHAHIDA PERVEEN

2. A learner is someone who is learning about a particular subject, a person who is trying to gain knowledge or skill in something by studying, practicing, or being taught. Who is a Learner?

3. Differences in abilities and characteristics among students at a particular age. T he personal attributes that vary from one learner to another. They can be physical, psychological or emotional. What are Learner’s Differences

4. How could one learner be more successful than another? What factor, other than instructors, materials and environment may affect the result of learning? Importance of Learner’s Differences?

5. Heredity (Nature) What occurs naturally as a function of the genes. Environment (Nurture) What is learned and communicated in different cultures or other social groups includes family , socio-economic status, culture , previous knowledge, experience and gender differences . https:// youtu.be/NgANaAhoNis Factors Effecting Learner’s Differences 

6. Physical Differences Intelligence Quotient Emotional Quotient Aptitude Social Development Socioeconomic Status Thinking/Learning Style Learner’s Differences

7. I ndividual differ in height, weight, colour of skin, colour of eyes, mannerisms of speech and walk, and other physical characteristics. Physical Differences

8. Intelligence Quotient

9. Learners also differ in the manner they express their emotions. Some are emotionally stable and mature, while others are emotionally unstable and immature. Emotional Quotient

10. Variations occur among the learners in relation to the specific tastes and interests. Learners have different aptitudes. Some have mechanical aptitude, while the others have scholastic, musical or artistic aptitudes. Aptitude

11. Some can adjust properly in the social situations while others are socially handicapped, unsocial or antisocial. Social Development

12. The socio-economic status depends on different variables including occupation, education, wealth and place of residence. Socio-economic Status

13. Some learn better by seeing something; others by just listening and still others best learn by doing things. “The more teachers can involve all the modalities and learning styles, the more chances they have of engaging learners in using their whole brains” -GAYLE GREGORY & CAROLYN CHAPMAN (2006) Thinking/Learning Style

14. To sum up, in the classroom, teachers aren’t simply teaching students with twenty different faces; they are teaching twenty different students, each with distinctive needs and talents , and different levels of motivation, attention, knowledge, social background, and maturity. Understanding learner differences is a must for teachers to create and implement flexible instruction that would meet the needs of all kinds of learners. https:// youtu.be/rP6swqE2yqg https ://youtu.be/_ 2TEeU7irR4 Conclusion