Effective v.

Ineffective learners
Effective learners:
Actively participate in class
Interact with teachers and peers about class
Possess a strong knowledge foundation
Understand the reasons and benefits of learning
Actively pay attention to their own learning
Use strategies to enhance their memory and
organization
Engage in learning process
Have enthusiasm for learning
Possess intrinsic motivation
Goal oriented
Understands how the classroom functions
Exhibits acceptable classroom behavior and social
skills
Follows the rules
Responds to low-level consequences
Ineffective learners:
Are passive participants in class
Interact infrequently with teachers
Possess limited or little background knowledge
Negative attitude towards activities
Prone to not turning in work
Use few or no strategies to actively regulate or
enhance learning
Difficulty with focusing or staying on-task
Much more error-prone
Requires extrinsic motivation
More focused on the moment than long-term
impacts
Does not see value or need in classroom activities
More limited in the appropriate behavior or social
skills they exhibit
Unresponsive to low-level consequences