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Motivated

Enthusiastic

Independent

Willing to accept responsibility for own progress

Actively involved in learning process

Well organised

Realistic (in target setting)

Open to constructive criticism

Able to assess their own progress

Able to think creatively

Keen to succeed

Ready to learn from past experience

Sociable

Sensible

Supportive of each other

???

Reluctant (especially if obliged to attend)

Failed previously at school

Feel vulnerable

Need constant reassurance

Uncertain about their abilities

Have low self-esteem

Resent having to be "disciplined"

Have negative self-image (and under-rate themselves)

Have other responsibilities and commitments

May have difficulty with hearing / seeing / short-term memory

Critical of each other

Competitive

May have forgotten "how to learn" (or may never have known)

"Just like big kids"