Factors Affecting the Teaching Learning Process

Arlene P. Lacbayan

It has been found that pupil’s difficulty in learning may be due to many factors within the child himself, some of the important factors which may affect the learning process as follows:

Intellectual Factors , it refers to the individual mental level. Success in school is generally closely related to the level of the intellect. Pupils with low intelligence often encounter serious difficulty in mastering schoolwork. Knowledge of the nature of the pupil’s intellect of disability. The native capacity of the individual is of the individual is of prime importance in determining the negativeness of the learning process.

Learning Factors, factors owing to lack of mystery of what has been taught, faulty methods of work or study and narrowness of experimental background may affect the learning process of any pupil. If the school proceeds too rapidly and does not constantly check up on the extent to which the pupil is mastering what is being tough, the pupil accumulates number of deficiencies that interfere with successful progress.

Physical Factors, under this group are include such factors as health, physical development, nutrition, visual, and physical defects. It is generally recognize that ill health retards physical and motor development, and malnutrition interfere with learning physical growth.

Mental factors, attitude falls under mental factors, attitude falls under mental factors. Attitude are made up of organic and kinaesthetic elements. They are not to be confused with emotions that are characterized by internal visceral disturbance. Among these attitudes are interest, cheerfulness, affection, prejudice, open mindedness, and loyalty. Attitudes exercise a stimulating effect upon the rate of learning and teaching and upon the progress in school.

Emotional and Social Factors; Personal Factors, such as instincts and emotion, and social factors, such as cooperation rivalry, are directly related to a complex psychology of motivation. It is a recognize fact that the various kinds of stimuli are determined by a wide variety of tendencies. Some of these innate tendencies are constructive and others and other are harmful.

Teacher’s Personality, the teacher as an individual personality is an important element in the learning environment or in the failures and success of the learner. The supreme value of a teacher is not in the regular performance of routine duties, but in his power to lead and to inspire his pupils through the influence of his moral personality and example.

Environment Factors, this includes the classroom, textbooks, equipment, school supplies, and other instructional materials. In the school and at home, the conditions for learning must be favourable and adequate if teaching is to produce the desired results. It cannot be denied that the type and quality of instructional materials and equipment play an important part in the instructional efficiency of the school.

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I at San Luis Elementary School, San Luis District

The author is Master Teacher