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UMALUSI National Assessment Board

To be fair they all get the same test.Climb the highest tree!

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DIVERSITY

CULTURE LANGUAGE GENDER SEX CLASS SOCIAL ORIENTATION LEARNING ABILITIES AND STYLES…

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BARRIERS TO LEARNING

LEARNING CENTRE

EDUCATION SYSTEMSOCIAL,ECONOMIC&POLTICAL CONTEXT

LEARNER

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BARRIERS TO LEARNING, TEACHING AND DEVELOPMENT

SOCIO –ECON

SYSTEMIC

LEARNINGSITE

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SOCIO - ECONOMIC

LACK OF ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES POVERTY AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT FACTORS WHICH PLACE LEARNERS AT RISK ATTITUDES LACK OF PARENTAL RECOGNITION AND

INVOLVEMENT DISASTERS EPIDEMICS(HIV/AIDS UNAVAILABILTY OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LACK OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

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SYSTEMIC

AN INFLEXIBLE CURRICULUM LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION INACCESSIBLE AND UNSAFE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES …

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LEARNING SITE CHALLENGES

LABELLING OF LEARNERS → AS DROP OUTS,REPEATERS,SLOW LEARNERS, PLACEMENT IN A PARTICULAR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

DISCRIMINATION RACE,CLASS,GENDER,CULTURE, RELIGION,SEXUAL PREFERENCES, DISABILITIES

AND ABILITIES STEREOTYPES( IKS VS WESTERN IDEAS) STYLE AND TEMPO OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND

ASSESSMENT

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KINESTHETIC

LEARN BEST WHEN THEY ARE INVOLVED/ACTIVE

FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SIT STILL FOR LONG PERIODS

USE MEMORY AS A MEMORY AID

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AUDITORY

LIKE TEACHER TO PROVIDE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS

LIKE DIALOGUES, DISCUSSIONS AND PLAYS

SOLVE PROBLEMS BY ATLKING ABOUT THEM

USE RHYTHM AND SOUND AS MEMORY AIDS

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TACTILE

USE WRITING AND DRAWING AS MEMORY AIDS

LEARN WELL IN HANDS-ON ACTIVTIES

(PROJECTS AND DEMONTRATIONS)

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VISUAL

LOOK AT TEACHER’S FACE INTENTLY LIKE LOOKING AT WALL DISPLAYS,

BOOKS, POSTERS, ETC. OFTEN RECOGNISE WORDS BY SIGHT USE LISTS TO ORGANISE THEIR

THOUGHTS RECALL INFORMATION BY

REMEMBERING HOW IT WAS SET OUT ON A PAGE

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MULITPLE INTELLIGENCIES

VISUAL/SPATIAL VERBAL/LINGUISTIC LOGICAL/MATHEMATICAL BODILY/KINESTHETIC MUSICAL/RYHTMIC INTERPERSONAL INTRAPERSONAL NATURALISTIC

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IMPLICATIONS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING

DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL BASED SUPPORT TEAMS

PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR TEACHERS(INSET, PROFFESSIONAL, PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)

DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORKS AND SUPPORT MECHANISMS

PROVISION OF FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM TO ACCOMMODATE A RANGE OF LEARNING NEEDS

TEACHERS TO DEMONSTRATE EMPATHY, SENSITIVITY AND TOLERANCE