INTASC Standard #3 Part 2

The developmental learning theory is a very important role in the way that each student learns in their own unique way. There are many levels of this learning theory that varies with age, therefore that can make a difference in how abstractly they are able to learn. Students at the same age can also learn more abstractly than other students, and this is important to consider when you are teaching your students. It is important to know your students Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which is what the students can do with help or without it. By knowing and understanding this with each of your students you will be able to know where you can help them think more abstractly then they would before, compared to more concrete, which will help develop their critical thinking skills.