Under what conditions do people learn best?

Answer 1

In order for people to learn best, you need several things:

• Comfort. The learning area should be a comfortable temperature, with comfortable places to sit or move around depending on what is being learned. Uncomfortable people have a hard time focusing.
• Few Distractions. The learning area should have as few distractions as possible. It should be quiet, or have soft and non-vocal music playing in the background (if it is loud enough that people are humming or singing along, it's too loud). There should be as few distracting movements as possible - it's harder to learn when things are moving around you, because you want to see what's going on. If there are pictures or posters on the wall, they should pertain to what is being learned.
• Interest. People learn best when they feel connected to what is being learned. There should be an effort on the part of the teacher to show the student how the material pertains to the student's life.