UNIT 1: LEARNER-

CENTERED
PSYCHOLOGICAL
PRINCIPLES

MARISTILA P. BACO
INSTRUCTOR
INTRODUCTION
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- The learner is the center of instruction.

- The world of instruction revolves

around the learners.

- (14) learner-centered principles as a

guide in determining appropriate
pedagogy for learners at different life
stages.
  They focus on psychological factors that are primarily
INTERNAL to and under the control of the learner rather
than conditioned habits or physiological factors.
THE
Attempt to acknowledge EXTERNAL environment or
ASPECTS OF contextual factors
14
The principles are intended to deal HOLISTICALLY with
PRINCIPLES learners is the context of real- world learning situations.
The 14 principles are divided into:

(1) COGNITIVE AND METACOGNITIVE

(2) MOTIVATIONAL AND AFFECTIVE
(3) DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS
(4) INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCIES FACTORS

- The principles are intended to apply to all

learners from children, to teachers, to
administrators, to parents, and to community
members involved in our educational system.