how Socio-Cultural and Affective
Factors Affect the Learning Process.
SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS
The sociocultural environment is very important in the intellectual development of the individual
An individual who grows up in an environment with adequate cognitive stimuli can develop greater
intellectual aptitudes in front of a subject who grows up in an environment with a poverty of stimuli
Environmental factors directly affect psychophysical performance, acting on concentration and relaxation
and creating an appropriate or inappropriate environment for the task of studying
It is important an optimal study place: personal room, with ventilation, lighting, table and comfortable seat,
silence (stay away from noises that can distract: telephone)
Sociocultural theory of Vygotsky
Emphasizes the active participation of children with their environment, considering cognitive growth as a
collaborative process.
Children learn through social interaction and acquire cognitive skills as part of their induction into a way of
life.
Social interactions and communication with others in a flexible and diverse environment facilitate learning.
Learning and self-esteem are reinforced when respectful relationships are established with others, and
when they appreciate and accept the potential and unique talents.
BY: MICHELLE ESTEFANÍA LÓPEZ ROBALINO
ACTIVITY 2.3
ENGLISH TEACHING PRACTICUM
Importance of social interaction
The environmental factors that surround each person: family, neighborhood and socio-economic situation,
have a special relevance for the achievement of learning in connection with intrapersonal factors.
Poor school performance is not only a bad grade, but behind it there is a whole social, emotional and
cultural problem.
The number of students who currently live an orphan student life, that is, where the family is completely
isolated from the teaching-learning process.
AFFECTIVE FACTORS
There are four levels in which our emotional states can affect our learning
1) In an initial stage (predisposition, motivation, interest)
2) In an intermediate stage (perseverance, persistence, regularity of the study)
3) In an obstacle stage (handling difficulties, frustration or adversity)
4) In a final stage (emotional balance in the examination of our knowledge or in the application of the
same).
Moods greatly influence attention and work capacity, the transfer of this evidence to the field of learning
seems to be more difficult.
Learning, and that a good diet, as well as healthy and sufficient sleep, are essential for the intellectual
faculties to develop.
It is beginning to become aware that an emotionally favorable environment is a determining factor in the
learning process.
Examples of emotional problems
It is the separation of the couple and the divorce of the parents.