Humanistic learning theory emphasizes student freedom and autonomy. It was developed in response to behaviorism and psychoanalysis by theorists like Carl Rogers in the 1900s. Its key principles are student-centered learning, encouraging self-motivation through engaging content, self-evaluation over grades, learning from mistakes without criticism, and providing a safe environment for students to focus on learning and reaching self-actualization.

1. HUMANISTIC
LEARNING THEORY
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2. Headlines
 Introduction
 History and Theorists
 Principles

3. Introduction:
 Humanistic learning theory:
Humanistic learning theory emphasizes
the freedom and autonomy of learners.

4. Humanism was a response to the common educational
theories at the time, which were behaviorism and
psychoanalysis.
The humanistic learning theory was developed by:
Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
1900’s.
History and Theorists

6. The principles of humanistic learning theory:
1. Student Center Learning: students are
encouraged to take control over their
education.

7. The idea of student-centered learning
is an example of the
humanistic learning theory in action.

8. The principles of humanistic learning theory:
2. Encouraging Engagement: to inspire students to become self-motivated
to learn.
Students learn best
when learning is
personally significant.

9. Core Modules and Optional Modules
Teachers who utilize humanistic
learning believe that it’s crucial for
students to find motivation and
engagement in their learning, and that
is more likely to happen when students
are choosing to learn about something
that they really want to know.

10. 3. Self-Evaluation: Humanistic educators help students perform
self-evaluations so they can see how students feel about their progress.
For most humanistic
teachers, grades
don’t really matter.

11. 4. Learning without Threat
The learning process is enhanced
when students test their abilities, try
new experiences or even when they
make mistakes without experiencing
any criticism.

12. 5. Safe Learning Environment:
 Because humanistic learning
focuses on the entire student.
They need to feel safe physically,
mentally, and emotionally in order
to be able to focus on learning.
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13. Maslow and the humanists
don’t believe that most people reach
self-actualization,
their belief is that we are always in search of it,
and the closer we are, the more we can learn.

14. Sources
1. Learning Theories - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)
2. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Simply Psychology
3. What Is Humanistic Learning Theory in Education? (wgu.edu)
4. Humanism: Your Guide To Humanistic Learning Theory - Growth Engineering
5.https://www.uwyo.edu/aded5050/5050unit9/intro.asp#:~:text=One%20major%
20criticism%20of%20humanistic,be%20real%20for%20another%20person.
6. ‫اإلنسانية‬ ‫النظرية‬ Humanistic Theory - Blog by CADER (caderjo.com)