The Various Laws Of Learning To Be Known By All

The Various Laws Of Learning To Be Known By All

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The various principles of learning are referred to as laws of learning. It adheres to reading, exercise, effect, primacy, recency, intensity. Readiness refers to the the totality of human efforts to learn something; it defines physical mental and emotional readiness to devote oneself to learn things. This way one is self motivated towards learning which gets a student learn and grasp things on his own without someone forcing him to do so. The learning process is active wherein the learning is from both the sides. The next principle of learning that relates to exercise stats that things that get repeated most often are remembered for long. We learn more keenly and remember things when we practice and repeat the same. Hence many a times we see people repeating the important points at the end to remember it for long. The next implies effect that relates to motivation, which depicts that the process of learning gets deep meaning when it is supported by a pleasant feeling. Primacy relates to the impact of things learned in order or chronology. It is seen that things that we learn first we retain it for a long time than the things learned later. Recency relates to the fact that things that are learned recently are remembered. The principle of intensity implies that a student will learn more from the real thing than from a substitute.

To know the laws of learning in short; let us review it

Learning is innate and no one can ever force you to do something, hence being proactive is important.

Human being learns through many senses and not just one, hence learning is multi dimensional.

Remember learning and performance is different, matching knowledge and performance is not the right way of judgment.

Learning bridges the gap between the things that students know and the new concepts which they aren’t known of.

The myth that students will acquire knowledge directly without being given the same is wrong hence shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Learning can happen unknowingly, by connecting, through storytelling, emotional and intellectual experience.

Learners need to know where they are going and have a sense of progress towards their objectives.

The learning environment has to be one of trust, respect, openness and acceptance of differences.

Being aware of and owning the responsibility for learning lies with the learner. Others can only give information and support, and provide feedback.

Learners need to participate actively in the learning process.

Learning should be related to and use the learner’s experience and knowledge.

Learning is not only a basic capability but also a group of skills which can be developed and/or learned.

Facts, concepts and skills are learned in different ways.

Getting ideas wrong can be a valuable aid to developing understanding.

For learning to be processed and assimilated, time must be allowed for reflection.

Effective learning depends on realistic, objective and constructive feedback

Anchored Learning

Self-regulated Learning

Cognitive Flexibility

Imperfect Metacognition

The intelligences, briefly described, are:

Linguistic: the intelligence of words.

Logical-mathematical: the intelligence of numbers and reasoning.

Spatial: the intelligence of pictures and images.

Musical: the intelligence of tone, rhythm, and timbre.

Bodily-Kinesthetic: the intelligence of the whole body and the hands.

Interpersonal: the intelligence of social interactions

Intrapersonal: the intelligence of self-knowledge

 
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