Human Learning: Case from Underprivileged Students in Science Education

The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of human learning through an extensive case study (over the period of 4 years) for underprivileged students. This case study has provided the insights into how learning and development can be improved through some innovativeness in various practices with conceptual background and justification. Human learning has been an important foundation for developing human capital. Human capital plays a crucial role in long-term competitiveness of an organization as well as economic and social development of a country. The use of Open-loop Learning is applied to help explain how students learn and the effectiveness of learning. addition to Open-loop Learning, human learning has to consider various issues which affect how a student learns such as empathy and psychological safety. Contemporary learning and teaching methods such as Team Teaching (especially in science education) and Opportunity to Learn have been examined with an aim to improve employability of students. In the past, the focus on improving learning and development for students relates to curriculum development, use of digital technology (e.g., e-Learning, Blended Learning, etc.), textbook, and teacher training. Despite massive investment in education, often, the fundamental question on how a student learns has not been tackled. dagogical research has been under more scrutiny in recent years due to the impacts from digital technology on daily routines of learners. Nevertheless, internet addiction, cyber bullying, and safe internet are some of the growing issues that affect quality of learning and eventually how a student learns. By focusing on the development at a school, workplace learning can be better understood. Finally, the study recognizes the shortcomings on generalization of the findings. Secondly some of the findings from having applied Double-loop Learning may not be applicable in many types of students due to the intensive work with underprivileged students.