Nature & types of learning

Presented By: MD. Monsur Rahman
MPT in Musculoskeletal Disorders
MM University,Mullana, Ambala

1. Nature & Types of learning Presented By MD. MONSUR RAHMAN MPT (Musculoskeletal Disorder ) MM INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & REHABILITATION MULLANA , AMBALA

2. Learning : Learning is the acquisition of habits, knowledge & attitudes. It involves new ways of doing things and it operates in individuals attempts to overcome barrier or to adjust new situations. It represents progressive changes in behaviour. It enables him to satisfy interests to attain goals . (Crow & crow)

3. NATURE OF LEARNING Learning is Universal . Every creature that lives learns. Man learns most. The human nervous system is very complex, so are human reactions and so are human acquisition. Learning is Through Experience . Learning always involves some kind of experience, direct or indirect (vicarious).

4. Learning is from all Sides:   Today learning is from all sides. Children learn from parents, teachers, environment, nature, media etc . Learning is Continuous .  It denotes the lifelong nature of learning. Every day new situations are faced and the individual has to bring essential changes in his style of behaviour adopted to tackle them. Learning is birth to death.

5. Learning results in Change in Behaviour.  It is a change of behaviour influenced by previous behaviour. It is any activity that leaves a more or less permanent effect on later activity . Learning is an Adjustment . Learning helps the individual to adjust himself adequately to the new situations. Most learning in children consists in modifying, adapting, and developing their original nature. In later life the individuals acquire new forms of behaviour

6. Learning comes about as a result of practice . It is the basis of drill and practice. It has been proven that students learn best and retain information longer when they have meaningful practice and repetition. Every time practice occurs, learning continues . Learning is a relatively Permanent Change.  After a rat wake up from his nap he still remembers the path to the food. Even if we have been on a bicycle for years, in just a few minutes practice we can be quite proficient again.

7. Learning as Growth and Development . It is never ending growth and development. At reach stage the learner acquires new visions of his future growth and news ideals of achievement in the direction of his effort. According to Woodworth, “All activity can be called learning so far as it develops the individual Learning is not directly observable.   The only way to study learning is through some observable behaviour. Actually, we cannot observe learning; we see only what precedes performance, the performance itself, and the consequences of performance

8. Types of Learning: 1. Motor learning: Most of our activities in our day-to-days life refer to motor activities. The individual has to learn them in order to maintain his regular life, for example walking, running, skating, driving, climbing, etc. All these activities involve the muscular coordination 2 . Verbal learning: This type of learning involves the language we speak, the communication devices we use. Signs, pictures, symbols, words, figures, sounds, etc, are the tools used in such activities. We use words for communication.

9. 3. Concept learning: It is the form of learning which requires higher order mental processes like thinking, reasoning, intelligence, etc. we learn different concepts from childhood. For example, when we see a dog and attach the term ‘dog’, we learn that the word dog refers to a particular animal. 4 . Discrimination learning: Learning to differentiate between stimuli and showing an appropriate response to these stimuli is called discrimination learning. Example, sound horns of different vehicles like bus, car, ambulance, etc.

10. 5. Learning of principles: Individuals learn certain principles related to science, mathematics, grammar, etc. in order to manage their work effectively. These principles always show the relationship between two or more concepts. Example: formulae, laws, associations, correlations, etc. 6. Problem solving: This is a higher order learning process. This learning requires the use of cognitive abilities-such as thinking, reasoning, observation, imagination, generalization, etc. This is very useful to overcome difficult problems encountered by the people

11. 7. Attitude learning: Attitude is a predisposition which determines and directs our behaviour. We develop different attitudes from our childhood about the people, objects and everything we know. Our behaviour may be positive or negative depending upon our attitudes. Example: attitudes of nurse towards her profession, patients, etc.

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