EL 108: Teaching and Assessment of Grammar

Midterm

LAWS OF LEARNING
1. Law of effect
 Learning is strengthened when accompanied by a pleasant or satisfying feeling
 Learning is weakened when association with unpleasant feeling
 Learning takes places properly when it results in satisfaction and the learner derives pleasure
out of it

2. Law of exercise
 Things most often repeated are best remembered
 Students do not learn complex tasks in a single session

3. Law of readiness
 Individuals learn best when they are physically, mentally and emotionally ready to learn, and
they do not learn well if they see no reason for learning

4. Law of primacy
 Things learned first create a strong impression
 What is taught must be right the first time

5. Law of recency
 Things most recently learned are best remembered

6. Law of intensity
 The more intense the material taught, the more it is likely learned

7. Law of freedom
 Things freely learned are best learned
 The greater the freedom enjoyed by the students in the class, the greater the intellectual
and moral advancement enjoyed by them.