EDCC 323
STUDY UNIT 1.2
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY & LEARNER SUPPORT
What is Learner Support?
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• Focuses on what the teacher can or should
do to help learners beyond the delivery of
content and imparting of skills.
Learner
Support
• Learner support forms part of the term,
inclusive education, that focuses on
addressing barriers to learning.
• When the barrier becomes challenging for
the learner to handle alone, support is
needed.
• The support may be at a learning, emotional
or physical level.
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Why learner
support?
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• It was introduced with the
inclusive education system
• Inclusive education came about
after various consultations
within the education fraternity
• Backed up by the Salamanca
Statement & Sustainable
development goals
• South African education sector –
developed White Paper 6 for
implementation of inclusive
education and learner support
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LEARNER SUPPORT
Follow the link in the study guide p.11 and read the EWP 6 (2001)
Follow the link in your study guide and read about sustainable goal 4.
UNESCO believes that education is a human right for all throughout life and that
access must be matched by quality. The Organization is the only United Nations
agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education. It has been entrusted to
lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through Sustainable Development Goal 4.
The roadmap to achieve this is the Education 2030 Framework for Action(FFA).
LEARNING NEEDS
LEARNING NEEDS=
Different for all learners &
Learning needs is the gap between the
learner's current level of knowledge
and skills, and the level of knowledge
and skills required to perform a task or
a set of tasks. The actual needs differ,
as do the methods employed to meet
those needs.
Current
level of
knowledge
and skills
SUPPORT NEEDS=
Methods different for all
learners.
LEARNER SUPPORT IN EDUCATION
(SG P. 13)
SEN
Learners with special educational needs (SEN) need extra support because they find it difficult to
learn at the same rate as other learners of the same age.
Special educational needs include:
Speech, language and communication needs;
Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties;
Autistic spectrum conditions;
Specific learning difficulties, such as Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD);
Moderate learning difficulties;
Profound and multiple learning difficulties; and
Multi-sensory impairment.
PLAGIARISM
PLAGIARISM
Intrinsic
barriers/differences
Extrinsic
barriers/differences
Teacher/parents attitude
Abuse
Age
Gender
Poverty
Development delays
Sleep
School climate
Motivation
Self-talk
Illness
Anxiety/depression
Poor emotional intelligence
Poor work ethic
Physical factors:
Visual, hearing,
speech, language,
concentration span,
Memory, dyslexia
Lack of resources
Changing
routines/schools/
environments
Violence
Traumatic experience
Peer relationships
School
Buildings
Medicine/
Nutrition
Access
(Ramps)
WHAT ARE SOME SPECIFIC TEACHER
BEHAVIORS THAT CAN IMPEDE THE
LEARNING /SUPPORT PROCESS?
• Teacher "misbehaviors" such as being rude or sarcastic
can impede the learning process. Additionally, if
students perceive that a teacher does not like them,
they may actively choose not to learn (Goodboy, Bolkan
and Baker, 2018)
• Concept of "Not-Learning" : explains how students
resist learning from a teacher whom they perceive as
not respecting their identity, language, culture, gender,
sexuality, and/or race (Herbert Kohl, 2019)
Group Assignment
• One group Assignment / 50 Marks (40%)
• Divide into groups of 5 – 10
• Only one group member must submit the assignment
• All members of the group must appear on the cover page of the
Assignment with surnames and initials and student numbers
• DUE DATE: 22 September 2023
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QUESTIONS
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