Learning
- 2. A process by which an individual acquires knowledge, attitudes and skills that are necessary to meet the demands of life What do you mean by learning??
- 3. General characteristics of learning It is a process as well as product It continues through out life Development of individuals Process of adjustment Influence all aspects of life
- 5. INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE Maturation Age sex Previous Experience Capacity family background Mental fatigue
- 6. Maturation It makes quick learning possible The child who is physically and mentally mature learns a subject at faster rate.
- 7. Age Ability to learn new materials increases till 20 years. The older children learn more effectively than the younger one.
- 8. Sex Boys are superior in motor skills involving muscular activity Girls excel in skills requiring attention and coordination.
- 9. Previous experience Previous knowledge helps in new learning. The successful experience serves as a motivational force to consequent performance.
- 10. Capacity Capacity of the individual necessarily influence his performance. It influence in acquiring any particular skill.
- 11. Family background and socio-economic status Economic status influence the provision of facilities for learning. Village and town atmosphere also influence learning efficiency.
- 12. Mental fatigue Physical well-being influence learning. It is attributed to boredom and lack of interest.
- 13. TASK VARIABLE Length of the learning material. Meaningfulness Difficulty level of the task. Organization
- 14. Length of the learning material The time taken to learn will depend on the length of the learner. Length of the material should be within the span of learners.
- 15. Difficulty level of the task Difficult material decreases the rate of learning and chance of forgetting becomes greater.
- 16. Meaningfulness of material The material which are meaningful seems to be learned easily than the other. Those which are understood can be associated with previous experience and can be easily recalled.
- 17. Organization A well organized learning materials helps an individual to learn more effectively than poorly organized material.
- 18. METHOD VARIABLE Spaced vs. Massed learning Whole vs. Part learning Practice of recitation Extent of learning
- 19. Spaced vs. Massed learning Spaced learning implies learning in short durations scattered and spread over a time. Massed learning implies learning a material wholly in a long duration time.
- 20. Whole vs. Part learning Whole learning means learning a material as a whole, by repeated attempts. Part method implies learning a material part by part.
- 21. Practice of recitation Recitation means rhythmically reproducing a poem or a passage from memory. It immediately motivates the learner by making the learner aware of the degree of success being achieved.
- 22. Extent of learning To ensure better retention and recall, practice must be continued beyond the point which he is able to reproduce it without any mistake. Over learning helps in better retention.
- 23. A PRESENTATION BY FAUMEDHA A T KEYI SAHIB TRAINING COLLEGE