Describe some of the ways where knowledge of learners become important.

Teachers must understand how students' thinking develops, and understand how to represent topics in developmentally appropriate ways. Teachers must understand how to make students more aware of the way they think and how to become more strategic in their approaches to learning (Bruning et al., 2011, Veenman, 2011). Teachers must also understand how and when to praise or criticise a student such that it is beneficial for their academic, emotional and physical developments.