Pine and Horne (1990) described a

FACILITATIVE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING
1) Which encourage people to be active

A psychological classroom environment which

is supportive of learning engages the learners
in the learning process.

2 ) Which promotes and facilitates the

individual’s discovery of the personal meaning
of idea

Meaning is not imposed by teacher . This is

personally arrived at by the learners considering
the uniqueness of their experiences.
3) Which emphasizes the uniquely personal
and subjective nature of learning –

Every learner is unique.

4) In which difference is good and desirable –

There is respect for diversity. To be different

does not mean to be deficient.
5) Which consistently recognizes people’s right to
make mistakes

Learners feel at ease and learn best when mistakes

are welcome because they are recognized as part
and parcel of the learning process.

6) Which tolerates ambiguity

This leads to openness to ideas and prevents

teacher an learners alike to be judgmental.
7) In which evaluation is a cooperative process
with emphasis on self-evaluation

This makes evaluation less threatening. The learner

is not alone when he evaluates learning, he is with a
group. His/her progress is seen against his/her
targets not against the performance of his/her
classmate.

8) Which encourages openness of self rather than

concealment of self

People feel at ease and so aren’t afraid to be

transparent.
9) In which people are encouraged to trust in
themselves as well as in external sources –

There is a strong social support and it is

not difficult to trust others.

10) In which people feel they are respected –

Everyone is convinced of the inner worth/dignity of

each individual and so it is easy to respect everyone
11) In which people feel they are accepted

There is a sense of belongingness.

12) Which permits confrontation

Since learners feel at ease and feel they are

accepted, they are not afraid to confront
themselves.
13) A conducive learning environment is
necessary in the full development of the
cognitive and appetitive faculties of the learner

His senses, instincts, imagination, memory,

feelings, emotions and will.