ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses many matters that surround student learning. By understanding how adolescents develop and how they perceive the world, we will be able to help them learn our course content, skills, and interactive social skills more effectively. Many studies show that classroom management is a significant worry for beginning teachers. Biological and physical development considers the influence of the body’s changes on the adolescent. Psychological and cognitive development considers how the mind impacts the adolescent. The idea that behavior indicates learning is unsatisfying for cognitive approaches to learning. Cognitivism, or cognitive approaches, attempts to address what is happening inside our brains when we are learning. Students come to classes with a wide range of experiences and prior knowledge.
