LEARNING

Meaning:
 Gaining of new experience

 Active participation of the learners

 An innate ability and personal activity of the
learner
 Involves interaction between individuals in
teaching- learning situation.

Definition:

Learning is a process by which a person becomes

changed in his behavior through self- activity.
PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING
1. An active process
2. A growth like phenomenon
3. Is purposeful
4. It engages many senses
5. It must be challenging and satisfying
6. It must result in functional understanding
7. It varies with individuals
8. It is affected by the environment
 Learning Experience
Learning Experience: It is the mental and /or
physical reaction one makes through seeing, hearing
or doing the things to be learned, through which one
gains meanings and understandings of the material to
be learned.
 Learning is an active process on the part of the
learner.
 He must give undivided attention to the instructor
and deep-through for getting the facts, understanding
their meaning, and to see their application to his
needs and problems.
 Effective learning experiences therefore, can be best
gained in effective learning situations provided a
skillful instructor who knows what he wants, who has
the material to accomplish his goals and the skills to
use them effectively.
 Learning Situation
Learning Situation: Learning is a coordination of
environment in which all the elements necessary
for promoting learning are present; namely

(1) Instructor
(2) Learner
(3) Subject matter
(4) Teaching materials and equipments and
(5) Physical facilities.
 Characteristics of the elements of
learning situation:
1. Instructor
2. Learner
3. Subject matter or content
4. Physical Facilities
5. Teaching Equipment and Supplies:
(Projectors, Physical Models etc)
FACTORS INFLUENCING LEARNING

 Kind of material

 Sense of modality

 Age of the learner

 Sex of the learner

 Motivation
LEARNING PROCESS
 Learning is the process of modifying our
activity through experience. This is a process
that is continuously going on in all human
being and animals. By learning we increase
our knowledge of the external world.