PRINCIPLES OF

LEARNING
How do learners learn?
 Focus Questions:

1.What is meant by Learning?

2.What are the Principles of
Learning?
3.What are the principles of
teaching?
4.How do these principles
affect the learning situation?
 What is meant by Learning?

•Learning is…..
the acquisition of knowledge
to be fluent/proficient
to make sense of the world
to solve problems and;
to make decisions
 “Practice what you
learn, or else, those
are just “inert ideas.”

- North Whitehead, American Philosopher

 Questions to Ponder
1. Is memorizing without understanding
considered learning?
2. Is memorizing for the test and forgetting
what you memorized after the test
considered learning?
3. This knowledge-based should be used with
fluency; what does this mean?
4. What does the term “inert ideas” mean?
How can they be prevented from
becoming inert?
PRINCIPLES OF
LEARNING
9 principles
1. Learning is an experience which
occurs inside the learner and is
activated by the learner.
2. Learning is the discovery of the
personal meaning and relevance
of ideas.
3. Learning (behavioral change) is
a consequence of experience.
4. Learning is a cooperative and
collaborative process.
5. Learning is an evolutionary
process.
6. Learning is sometimes a
painful process.
7. One of the richest resources for
learning is the learner himself.
 8. The process of learning is
intellectual as well as emotional.
9. The process of problem-solving and
learning are highly unique and
individual.
PRINCIPLES
QUALITIES OF A
GOOD TEACHER
ROLES OF A
TEACHER
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TEACHING
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