Understanding Learners in context
Definition
Understanding learners include understanding learners' prior knowledge, developmental levels, and the context that the learners are in.
How to?
Do
- Use the understanding of learners prior knowledge and developmental levels to guide the steps of goal setting and assessment and instructional design.
- Understand learners' accessibility to various resources, including technology.
Consider
- Personal
- Mindset
- Motivation
- Prior Knowledge
- Prior Knowledge organization
- Developmental Level
- Sociocultural
- Outside-of-classroom context
- Home
- Society
- Learning Environment
- Outside-of-classroom context
- Technology
- Access to technology
- Familiarity with technology