This document discusses definitions of learning from various authors. It begins by introducing learning as an important mental function for humans, animals, and artificial systems that relies on acquiring knowledge from perceived information. The document then presents two concepts of learning: a change in knowledge and behavior, and permanent changes in behavior, thinking, and feeling. It proceeds to provide definitions of learning from authors such as Munn, Skinner, Thorpe, Kimble, Gates, and Ambrose, emphasizing learning as an adaptive change in behavior resulting from experience and practice. The document concludes that learning is natural and occurs through an individual's environment, experiences, and interactions, resulting in a change in their behavior.

1. Faculty Of Education
University Of Sindh Jamshoro Pakistan
Topic: Definitions of learning
Subject: Educational Psychology
Assigned by: Dr: Amjad Ali Arian
Presenter: Zafarullah

2. Table Of Content
 Introduction
 Concept of learning
 Learning Definitions of Different Authors
 conclusion

3. Introduction
 In the field of neuropsychology, personal
development and education, learning is one of
the most important mantel function of humans,
animals and artificial cognitive system.it relies on
the acquisition of different types of knowledge
supported by perceived information. It leads to
the development of new skills, values,
understanding and preference. Its goal is the
increasing of individual and group experience.

4. Concept of learning
There are two concepts of learning
 Frist “Some kind of change in knowledge but also
in behaviour”.
 Second “Permanent changes in behaviour, acting,
feeling, and thinking”.
(Roger, 2003 p.86)

5. Learning Definitions Of
Different Authors
 According to Munn, “Learning is more or less
permanent incremental modification of behaviour
which result from activity special training
observation”.
 According to skinner, “learning is both acquisition
and retention”

6. Learning Definitions Of
Different Authors
 According to Thorpe, “we can define learning as
that process which manifests itself by adaptive
change in the individual’s behaviour as a result of
experience”.
 According to Kimble's, “learning refer to more or
less permanent change in behaviour which occurs
as a result of practice”.

7. Learning Definitions Of
Different Authors
 According to Gates, “learning is modification of
behavior through experience”.
 According to Ambrose, “learning is a change in
knowledge ,belief, behavior or attitudes”

8. Conclusion
 Learning are the most natural and common in life
and everyone of us is learning one thing or other.
An individual start learning immediately after his
birth. He learns from their environment,
experiences, parents, teachers, friends, etc. In
this process change behaviour of an individual is
called learning.