Facilitating Learning | Lesson 01 - The Nature of Learning

Summary

This video explores the nature of learning, defining it as any change in a learner's behavior, whether intentional or not. Learning occurs through the interaction of personal and environmental experiences and is shaped by experiences that modify knowledge, skills, values, and behavior. The key elements of learning include long-term change, being brought about by experience, and involving mental representation or association. It highlights that learning is not limited to physiological changes but includes mental and behavioral transformations.

Takeaways

• 😀 Learning is defined as any change in the behavior of the learner.
• 😀 The change in behavior can be deliberate or intentional, for better or worse, correct or incorrect, and conscious or unconscious.
• 😀 Learning must be brought about by experience or interaction with the environment.
• 😀 Learning is a process that combines personal experiences and environmental influences.
• 😀 Learning helps in acquiring, enriching, or modifying one's knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, behavior, and worldviews.
• 😀 Learning is a long-term change.
• 😀 The change in behavior is the result of experience and does not include physiological changes.
• 😀 Learning involves mental representation or association.
• 😀 Not all changes in behavior are considered learning; the change must be due to experience or environmental interaction.
• 😀 The definition of learning covers a wide range of behaviors and attitudes, not just academic knowledge.

Q & A

What is the general definition of learning?

Learning is generally defined as any change in the behavior of the learner, which can be deliberate, intentional, correct or incorrect, and conscious or unconscious.

What are the key elements that qualify a change as learning?

To qualify as learning, the change must be brought about by experience or interaction with the environment, and it involves a long-term change in behavior.

Can learning include physiological changes?

No, learning does not include physiological changes. It is focused on changes in behavior or mental representations.

What is meant by the 'environmental interaction' in the context of learning?

Environmental interaction refers to the way a person interacts with their surroundings, which influences their learning and leads to changes in knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, behavior, and worldviews.

What type of changes are associated with learning?

Learning involves long-term changes in knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, behavior, and worldviews, influenced by personal and environmental experiences.

Does learning always result in positive changes?

No, learning can result in both positive and negative changes. It depends on the nature of the experience and the interaction with the environment.

What does the term 'mental representation or association' refer to in learning?

Mental representation or association refers to the way knowledge and experiences are internally organized and connected in the mind, which plays a role in learning.

What is the relationship between learning and behavior?

Learning leads to changes in behavior, whether intentional or unintentional, correct or incorrect, as a result of the experiences and interactions of the learner.

What does it mean for learning to be a process?

Learning is a process because it involves ongoing experiences and interactions that gradually lead to changes in the learner’s knowledge, skills, and behavior.

Is learning always a conscious process?

No, learning can occur both consciously and unconsciously. Not all changes in behavior are the result of deliberate or intentional actions.