Effective vs.

Ineffective Learners
EFFECTIVE LEARNERS

INEFFECTIVE LEARNERS

Engagement in Learning:

Engagement in Learning:

Participate in class and follow directions

Do not actively participate in class and do not want to volunteer

andswers

Want to interact with teachers and talk with teacher outside of the
classroom

Do not want to interact with teachers

Have the background knowledge to be successful in school

Do not have the background knowledge to help them in school

Know why they need to learn and want to learn

Have a negative attitude towards learning

Ask questions that are on topic and relevant to what is being

discussed

Miss assignment and can be disorganized

Work tends to be messy

Tend to volunteer answers in class

Rush through work in order to finish quickly even if there are errors
Do more than what is expected on assignments and projects
Detail oriented
Can work on assignments and task independently with minimal
redirection from teacher

Struggle to work independently and rely on teachers for assistance in

completing tasks
Do not bring materials to class

Effective vs. Ineffective Learners

EFFECTIVE LEARNERS

INEFFECTIVE LEARNERS

Self-Regulation of Learning:

Self-Regulation of Learning:

Monitor their learning

Tend to have a few skills to help with learning

Use strategies to help them learn (e.g., mnemonics)

Struggle to pay attention and stay on task

Are enthusiastic about learning

School work tends to have many errors

Detail oriented and attentive to the requirements of the assignment or

project

Do not utilize strategies to learn

Struggle with knowing how to study

May ask for teacher feedback on assignments and projects

Do not plan ahead when working on projects, test, or assignments

Plan ahead when preparing for a test, project, or assignment

Do not want feedback from teachers

Effective vs. Ineffective Learners

EFFECTIVE LEARNERS

INEFFECTIVE LEARNERS

Attribution and Motivation:

Attribution and Motivation:

Are intrinsically motivated

Are externally motivated

Want to learn in order to reach a particular goal (e.g., make an A on a

test, graduate, etc)
Display an internal locus of control (i.e., they are in control of the
outcomes of assignments)

Are focused on what is happening in the moment

Display an external locus of control (i.e., outside factors caused
something)
Expect that they will fail no matter the task at hand

Expect that they will succeed in school and beyond

Take responsibility for their mistakes

Do not take ownership of mistakes but instead blame it on other factors

(e.g., teacher made the test hard)

Effective vs. Ineffective Learners

EFFECTIVE LEARNERS

INEFFECTIVE LEARNERS

Prosocial Behaviors:

Prosocial Behaviors:

Display appropriate social interactions

May display inappropriate social interactions

Respond to redirection and consequences

Do not respond to redirection or consequences

Are receptive to the emotions of others as well as their own emotions

Have trouble understanding other peoples emotions and their own

Tend to follow class rules

Tend to break the rules

Are able to make friends

Struggle to cope with frustration

Tend to be isolated