Active learning - Being involved and concentrating — Siren Films

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Children want to be in control and to act autonomously. They can be highly motivated to learn about things and to master different activities. Find out about how being deeply involved is one of the key features of learning to learn in an active way and how children achieve these levels of involvement.

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The characteristics of effective teaching and learning
Active learning
Levels of involvement
Ferre Laevers
Motivation
Curiosity
Concentration
Self chosen activities
Working towards a goal
Self-regulation

When children are intrinsically motivated towards their own goals they’re much more likely to persist and concentrate. See what it looks like when children achieve something for themselves which is not reliant on external praise or rewards.

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Characteristics of effective teaching and learning
Self-regulated learning
Concentrating
Persistance
Achieving a goal
Intrinsic motivation
Social learning