The Conditions of Learning

•Immersion -- being surrounded by
•Demonstration --seeing models of, watching someone do it
•Positive Response -- positive feedback, encouragement
•Approximation --when the teacher says "Good try!"
•Use -- when the teacher gives you time to practice what he/she has demonstrated/modeled
•Expectation -- the way the teacher treats you tells you if he/she expect you to learn
•Ownership -- when you take responsibility for your own learning; you have choices to make

All of the above promote the most important condition of learning, which is ENGAGEMENT.

This is Brian Cambourne's theory based on his many years of research AND it is pretty much what we have come up with in class on our own.