Principles of Learning

Find the meaning of the following: 1.) Principles - It is used to signify a generalized statement through which otherwise unrelated data are systematized and interpreted. It is a compass by which the path of education is directd. 2.) Approach – An enlightened viewpoint towards teaching. It provides philosophy to the whole process of instruction of the teaching-learning process. 3.) Teaching - an academic process by which students are motivated to learn in ways that make a sustained, substantial, and positive influence on how they think, act, and feel. 4.) Technique – It is the quality of the acts executed by the teacher in presenting the subject matter to pupils. It also includes the skill of the teacher in accomplishing the task of teaching. It is a factor which promotes learning through teaching with the aid of devices. 5.) Strategy – It is a plan that is extensively used to ensure that a certain lesson is passed from the teacher to the student. It can be through theoretical or practical means depending on the capacity of the students. 6.) Mastery Learning – A strategy for optimizing learning which considers the individual capacity and needs of the learner. It offers a new approach for raising the achievement level of a learner, thereby immunizing him from mental health problems. It aims to ensure that each student will develop to his maximum potential and thus acquire successful learning experience which will engender self-confidence and ward off mental problems. 7.) Motivation – is essential in teaching for transfer. It is techniques the teacher applies to arouse and sustain the curiosity of the students to learn. 8.) Functional Literacy – It is the reading and writing skills of an individual which he is able to understand beyond the basic level of comprehension. 9.) Learning – Is the core of the teaching learning process. It is an integrated, on-going process occurring within the individual, enabling him to meet specific

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