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FACILITATING LEARNING

Prepared by: Etidal Alcazaren Dela Paz

 Means 'to make easy'.


 The role is to work with a group of learners who are in
much the same situation, to draw-out knowledge and
ideas from different members of a group, and to help
Facilitating them learn from each other and to think and act
together.
 Empowering others.
 The role of a skilled facilitator is to create conditions in
which a group can work together effectively.

 A complex process which produces a relatively


A permanent change in the behavior of an individual
brought about by his interaction with
the environment.
Learning
 Modification of a behavioural tendency by
experience

Facilitated Learning
 It is where the students are encouraged to take more control of their learning process.
 The trainer's role becomes that of a facilitator and organiser providing resources and
support to learners.
 In turn the participants learn with and from each other as they identify and implement
solutions to challenges, problems or other developmental issues.

Advantages Disadvantages
 Learners use skills like  The pace of instruction is
synthesis and analysis based on the group rather
 The learner is actively than the individual learner
 The teacher’s role is not
involved
clearly defined
 Learners interact with and
 There is a need for extra
learn from each other facilities to allow for group
 There is no need for large work etc
amounts of learning  The learning is relatively time
materials consuming in proportion to
 Learners can work in an the amount of material
environment similar to that covered
of the real world  Facilitated learning is not
 A variety of learning appropriate in some cultural
methods are used contexts
FACILITATING TEACHING
Facilitator starts by assessing the Teaching starts from teacher's own
knowledge of the group knowledge
Facilitators addresses issues identified by Teaching follows a pre-set curriculum
the group or their community and adopt
new ideas to the needs and culture of the
group
Facilitators uses practical, participatory Teachers delivers lectures to a group of
methods, e.g. group discussions and students – usually from the front of the
activities in which all members of the group room
participate
Information flows in many different Information flows in just one direction, from
directions between the facilitator and teacher to student
individual group members
Facilitators encourage and value different Teachers are concerned with students
views understanding the right answer
Facilitators are considered as an equal, and Teachers have a formal relationship with
develop relationships based on trust, students, based on the status of a teacher
respect and a desire to serve

Metacognition
“Thinking about Thinking”

Me ta a tte nti o n
Task
V a r i a bl es
Metamemory
Person
Variables
Strategy
Variables
LEARNER-CENTERED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

Cognitive and Metacognitive factors


1. Nature of learning
2. Goals of the learning process
3. Construction of knowledge
4. Strategic thinking
5. Thinking about thinking
6. Context of learning
Motivational and Affective factors
7. Motivational and emotional influences
on learning
8. Intrinsic motivation to learn
9. Effects of motivation on effort
Developmental and Social factors
10. Developmental influences on learning
11. Social Influences of learning
Individual Differences factors
12. Individual differences in learning
13 Learning and diversity
14 Standards and assessments

Freud’s Conscious

Psychoanalytic
Subconscious
Theory
Unconscious
Freud’s Components of
Personality

Superego

Ego

Id

Psychosexual
Stages
Of
Development

G
Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development
Basic

Stage Psychosocial Crisis Virtue Age

1. Trust vs. Mistrust Hope 0 - 1½

2. Autonomy vs. Shame Will 1½ - 3

3. Initiative vs. Guilt Purpose 3-5

4. Industry vs. Inferiority Competency 5 - 12

5. Identity vs. Role Confusion Fidelity 12 - 18

6. Intimacy vs. Isolation Love 18 - 40

7. Generativity vs. Stagnation Care 40 - 65

8. Ego Integrity vs. Despair Wisdom 65+

Piaget's Cognitive Theory


Three Basic Components
1.

2.

3.
Piaget’s Stage of
Cognitive
Development
 Sensorimotor
 Preoperational
 Concrete Operational
 Formal Operational

Pre-Conventional
Morality

Kohlberg’s 3 Conventional
Levels of Morality
Motor
Development

Post-Conventional
Morality
Learning/Thinking
Styles

Sensory Global Analytic


Preferences Continuum

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
1. Visual/spatial intelligence

2. Verbal /Linguistic

3. Mathematical/Logical

4. Bodily-Kinesthetic

5. Musical

6. Intrapersonal

7. Interpersonal

8. Naturalist

9. Existential
MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY OF NEEDS
Old Version of the Theory Updated Version of the Theory

Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory


Focuses on the learning that occurs within a social context.
This considers that people learn from one another including
such as concepts as observational learning, imitation and
modelling.

Behaviorist Approach
Behaviorism refers to a psychological approach which emphasizes
scientific and objective methods of investigation. The approach is only
concerned with observable stimulus-response behaviors, and states all
behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment.
MOTIVATION

Extrinsic Intrinsic

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your
own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he
will make your paths straight.”
-Proverbs 3:5-6

Thank you and God bless you! 

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