This document discusses the nature and characteristics of learning. It defines learning as any relatively permanent change or modification in behavior resulting from practice or experience. Learning is described as unitary, involving the whole person; individual and social, occurring within a social context; self-active, requiring personal engagement; purposive, moving towards a goal; and creative and transferable. Key characteristics of learning include reinforcement, feedback, practice, motivation, problem solving, concepts, and peer learning. Effective learning techniques discussed are well-designed instruction, situational learning within similar contexts, and exposure to values and attitudes consistent with one's views.

1. NATURE &
CHARACTERISTICS OF
LEARNING
KSHYANAPRAVA BEHERA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SUM NURSING COLLEGE
SOA UNIVERSITY

2. MEANING & DEFINITION
• LEARNING:
“Teacher open the door. You enter by yourself”
– Chinise Proverb
• Definition:
• “It is any relatively permanent change or modification of behavior
that results as a result of practice or experience”.
–Gates & others
• Webster’s Dictionary defines learning as “the act or experience of
one that learns; knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study;
modification of a behavioral tendency by experience”.

3. CHARACTERISTICS
Learning is unitary
Learning is individual & social
Learning is self active
Learning is purposive
Learning is creative
Learning is transferable

4. LEARNING IS UNITRY-
• the learner responds as a whole person in a unified way to
the whole situation or total pattern . they respond
intellectually, emotionally, physically & spiritually & they
occur simultaneously .
• learner reacts to the cumulative learning situation rather
than to any single stimulus . Lastly the learner reacts in a
unified way.
LEARNING IS INDIVIDUAL & SOCIAL-
• learning is an entirely individual matter. And each must learn
in their own activity & others can learn in a limited sense .
• learning is social because it takes place as some type of
response to the social environment of the individual.

5. LEARNING IS SELF–ACTIVE –
• learning is personal process, each person must develop her
own habits of learning an individual learns only through ones
own reactions to situations.
• Learning does not happen without a self activity.
LEARNING IS PURPOSIVE-
• it is not only active but acting in a specific direction. So it is
moving towards its goal . goal setting comprises both short &
long-term goals.
• so the consequences of a students response to situation will
influence strongly what she learns & its permanency.

6. LEARNING IS CREATIVE-
• human learning is both selective & creative . As a creator,
man becomes what god designed him to become through the
act of creating himself.
LEARNING IS TRANSFERABLE-
• transfer means that whatever is learned in one context or
situation will be applied or affect another context or situation .
transfer of learning seldom takes place automatically.

7. PROPOSITIONS ABOUT LEARNING
Reinforcement.
Immediate feedback.
Threat & punishment.
Practice.
Stimulations.
Motivation.
Problem solving.
Concepts.
Frustration.
Peer learning.

8. TECHNIQUES OF LEARNING
Well-designed instructions-
• no school subjects are distinctly superior to others for
strengthening mental powers.
• General improvement as a result of study of any subject
is based on instruction designed to construct
generalization about principles, concept formation and
improvement of technique of study, thinking &
communication.

9. Situational learning –
• what is learned is largely predicted to be available for
use when learned in a situation much similar to the
where it is to be applied & immediately prior to the time
when it is required.
• Learning in the absence of situation is likely to fade away
after a period and is not permanent.

10. values & attitudes-
• children are likely to choose groups, reading matter, TV
shows and other influences which agree with their own
opinions they remain disconnected from what is
contradictory to their views.
• This helps in building up of values & attitudes in their
lives.

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