Laws of learning
- Laws of readiness: Learning is controlled by the state of learners prior to learning whether learners are physically fit and mentally ready to learn or not. It depends much upon his/her desire and will to learn.
2. Laws of exercise: learners will become ready to learn when they feel that their needs and motives will be satisfied by learning new behavior. Laws of exercise: what is practiced is learned. Emphasize the practice and use of knowledge otherwise forgotten when discontinued. This law can be classified into broad two categories
a) Law of use: “Practice makes man perfect” If one wants to learn anything such as seed treatment techniques one can do so by repetition. When action is exercised again and again it gets strengthened and in the future, it becomes easy to perform with greater efficiency.
b) Law of disuse: “Out of sight out of mind” is a common dictum. Unused practice is like forgetting it due to not using it for a long time
3. Laws of effect: “Nothing succeeds like success”. Learners learn more rapidly and permanently when the learning experiences are satisfying and pleasing and tend to be repeated and learned quickly. This means that learners in field extension work repeat those successful experiences that are economically profitable and socially acceptable.
4. Laws of belongingness: The teacher should help the learners to perceive the relationship between various elements for example;
a) Cause and effect relationship b) Known and unknown relationship
c) old and new relationship d) specific to general relationship
