PRINCIPLEs of Learning

1. PRINCIPLEs of Learning

2. Readiness Exercise Effect Edward Lee Thorndike Three laws of learning

3. Individuals learn best when they are physically, mentally, and emotionally ready. If they see no reason for learning, they wouldn’t learn well. Readiness

4. Things which are often repeated are best remembered. Meaningful practice and repetition are the key to memorize information longer. EXERCISE

5. Motivation to learn is even stronger if it is accompanied by pleasant or satisfying feeling. Every learning experience doesn’t have to be entirely successful, yet it should contain elements that leave students with some good feeling. EFFECT

6. Primacy Recency Intensity Freedom Requirement Five additional principles

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