Adolescents typically think in concrete ways. ... Their thinking tends to be focused on the present. They are just starting to be able to gather information from experience, analyze information, and make critical decisions about future choices and consequences.

How does adolescent learn?

Emotion drives attention and attention drives learning. The young adolescent brain does not have a fully developed frontal lobe (which houses higher-level thinking) so many times the thinking gets accomplished by the amygdala (which typically stores emotional memory).

How adolescent affect learning?

As adolescents perform complex mental tasks, the neural networks that support those abilities strengthen, increasing their cognitive, emotion-regulation, and memory skills. ... During adolescence, individuals face an increased risk for certain health issues that can affect their behavior and ability to learn.