Learning Plateaus : Causes & Solutions

Learning Plateaus : Causes & Solutions

  January 12, 2020    Beema Saif

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Plateaus in Learning is a natural and temporary process where no progress or improvement in learning even with any number of efforts.

Causes

1. Poor physical conditions.
2. Mental fatigue.
3. Illness of the learner.
4. Unfavourable environment.
5. Distraction of attention.
6. Lack of interes.
7. Absence of motivation.
8. Complexity of task.
9. Faulty method of learning.
10. Tranaition from a lower to higher level of performance.
11. Conflict of old study habits with new ones.
12. Lack of maturity of the learner in relation to complexity of the task.
13. Absence of feedback or reinforcement.
14. Satisfaction of the learner with moderate achievement.

Solutions

1. Adopt efficient method of teaching and learning.
2. Set achievable objectives.
3. Arrange learning experience  according to the increasing level of difficulty.
4. Avoid introducing new materials in a hurried manner.
5. Use appropriate  AV aids.
6. Provide incentives to arouse and maintain motivation.
7. Eliminate the distracting factors.
8. Avoid physical and mental fatigue.
9. Encourage the learner to stop the taak for a short time and start it again.