This document outlines several personal, environmental, and methodological factors that influence learning. Personal factors include sensation, fatigue, age, emotions, interests, motivation, intelligence, aptitude, and attitude. Environmental factors comprise natural, social, and cultural surroundings as well as relationships and media influences. Methods of learning discussed are whole vs. parts learning, mediated learning, spaced vs. unspaced learning, recitation, memory systems involving encoding, storage, and retrieval, and laws of association including contiguity, similarity, and contrast.

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2. Personal Factors Influencing Learning
1. Sensation and Perception
2. Fatigue and Boredom
3. Age and Maturation
4. Emotional Conditions
5. Needs
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3. Personal Factors Influencing Learning
6. Interests
7. Motivation
7.1 Intrinsic Motivation
7.2 Extrinsic Motivation
8. Intelligence
9. Aptitude
10. Attitude
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4. Environmental Factors
1. Surroundings : Natural, Social and Cultural
1.1 Natural Surroundings
1.2 Social Surroundings
1.3 Cultural demands and Social expectations
2. Relationship with Teachers, Parents and Peers
3. Media Influence on Learning
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5. Methods of Learning
1. Whole Vs. Parts Learning
2. Mediating Method
3. Spaced Vs. Unspaced Learning
4. Recitation Method
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6. Methods of Learning
5. Memory system
First, the information must be encoded or
recorded in some form which enables it to enter
the system.
Secondly, the information must be stored
or retained by system over a time
Thirdly, there must be a method by which
the information can be retrieved, brought back or
located and got out when needed
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7. Methods of Learning
6. Law of Association
6.1 Law of contiguity or nearness
6.2 Law of similarity
6.3 Law of contrast
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