LEARNING
Learning is also an essential component of education process. In fact, learning is the
outcome of effective teaching.. The teacher needs to know the learning process and the
conditions which facilitate learning. This knowledge will help her to plan and provide
learning opportunities to her.
Definition:-
Conklin and Freeman described:
"Learning as the process of developing the ability to respond adequately to a situation
which may or may not have been previously encountered"
Characteristics of Learning
1) Learning is Unitary:
It implies that the Learner reacts as a whole person to the whole situation in a unified way:
It means that the learner response intellectually, emotionally, physically and spiritually at
the same time the respond by the learner is to the entire learning situation rather than to
any one stimulus and in a unified way. This coordinated and integrated total reaction of the
learner to the learning situation helps achieve educational goals.
2) Learning is Individual and Social:
The very fact that learning is a self active process, it emphasises that learning is an individual
matter. Each individual has to do her/his own learning. Each individual differ in this
depending upon inherited traits, health, home training, social environment, educational
opportunities, self determination etc. Learning is also social in a larger sense because it
takes place in response to the environment in which there are other individuals, social
groups and physical things.
3) Learning is Self-active:
This characteristic of learning implies that the learner can learn only through her/his own
active response to teaching. Learning situation, i.e., the individual has to undertake self-
learning activities. Without self-activities there is no learning. The various self activities
include listening attentively, visualising attentively, making observation carefully, reacting
and acting to situation, asking questions for clarification, taking down notes, search
literature, do self study, recall, memorise, do analysis and return demonstration, practice
etc. Students need to develop their own habits of learning. The teacher can simply help and
guide them to develop proper habits-and direct them to undertake suitable self-learning
activities to achieve educational goals.
4) Learning is Purposive;
Learning is always based on purpose. No learning takes place without any purpose. Purpose
gives directions and thus determines goals form learning.The goals determined are based on
students learning needs as related to their desires, interests, attitudes etc. The teacher
Learning is also an essential component of education process. In fact, learning is the
outcome of effective teaching.. The teacher needs to know the learning process and the
conditions which facilitate learning. This knowledge will help her to plan and provide
learning opportunities to her.
Definition:-
Conklin and Freeman described:
"Learning as the process of developing the ability to respond adequately to a situation
which may or may not have been previously encountered"
Characteristics of Learning
1) Learning is Unitary:
It implies that the Learner reacts as a whole person to the whole situation in a unified way:
It means that the learner response intellectually, emotionally, physically and spiritually at
the same time the respond by the learner is to the entire learning situation rather than to
any one stimulus and in a unified way. This coordinated and integrated total reaction of the
learner to the learning situation helps achieve educational goals.
2) Learning is Individual and Social:
The very fact that learning is a self active process, it emphasises that learning is an individual
matter. Each individual has to do her/his own learning. Each individual differ in this
depending upon inherited traits, health, home training, social environment, educational
opportunities, self determination etc. Learning is also social in a larger sense because it
takes place in response to the environment in which there are other individuals, social
groups and physical things.
3) Learning is Self-active:
This characteristic of learning implies that the learner can learn only through her/his own
active response to teaching. Learning situation, i.e., the individual has to undertake self-
learning activities. Without self-activities there is no learning. The various self activities
include listening attentively, visualising attentively, making observation carefully, reacting
and acting to situation, asking questions for clarification, taking down notes, search
literature, do self study, recall, memorise, do analysis and return demonstration, practice
etc. Students need to develop their own habits of learning. The teacher can simply help and
guide them to develop proper habits-and direct them to undertake suitable self-learning
activities to achieve educational goals.
4) Learning is Purposive;
Learning is always based on purpose. No learning takes place without any purpose. Purpose
gives directions and thus determines goals form learning.The goals determined are based on
students learning needs as related to their desires, interests, attitudes etc. The teacher
