Laws of Learning Flashcards
Laws of Recency
People tend to recall and use that which they learned last or most recently. It is easier to remember a subject after a recent seminar, or how to solve a complex technical problem on the job, than to recall a simple trigonometry problem from high school.
Law of Frequency
The more often a mental connection is made, the stronger it becomes. Repetition is helpful in skill and attitude development and habit formation.
Law of Effect
People like to do things that bring pleasure and enjoyment. They learn easily and quickly those things that are pleasant experiences and they remember these things longer.
Law of Readiness
People must be in a receptive frame of mind if learning is to be effective. Learning a particular thing must be seen as a benefit to them. Everyone learns more easily if they see the value and have desire to learn.
Law of Disuse
When knowledge or a skill is not used, it becomes fuzzy or rusty, making it more difficult to recall or use. Knowledge is the first to suffer from disuse, and a skill may become rusty, but both are often quickly regained with a little practice.
Law of Primacy
People learn things that are important to them and have special meaning to their lives. These are primary to them and will often ease the difficulty in learning complex skills or knowledge.
Law of Intensity
The more involved students become with learning, the more they learn and the better they recall knowledge. Active learning form reading and/or performing a skill are far superior to passive learning from watching a movie or listening to a lecture. Learning is an individual effort that greatly intensifies with individual participation.
