PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING“The ability to learn is the most significant activity of man”

Some Principles of Learning from Horne and Pine (1990)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 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 for learning is the learner himself.8. The process of learning is emotional as well as intellectual.9. The process of problem solving and learning is highly unique and

individual.

Laws of Learning1.Law of Effect2.Law of Exercise3.Law of Readiness

Additional Laws (Principles)1.Law of Primacy2.Law of Recency3.Law of Intensity4.Law of Freedom