QUESTION
Discuss general characteristics of learning.
Course: Human Development & Learning
Course code 8610
Level: B.Ed Solved Assignment
ANSWER
General Characteristics of Learning
The following are the general
characteristics of learning:
(1)
Learning is Adjustment:
Learning involves adjustment of the individual
to his environment. The individual must learn to adjust himself to the changes
that take place around him.
2)
Learning is Growth:
Learning must result in the growth of the
child. An immature child is developed into a mature person through the process
of learning.
(3)
Learning is Organizing Experience:
Learning is not like adding one experience to
the other it is instead, organizing the
new experience with the old ones, thus giving rise to a new form of behavior.
Thus, learning involves the proper organizing of experiences in a manner.
(4)
Learning is Purposeful:
The more intense the purpose of
the individual, the more rapid the learning. A lack of purpose in learning will
hamper learning. Thus, purposeful learning is always more rapid and permanent.
(5) Learning
is Active.
Better learning will only occur if the learner is actively engaged
in the learning process. Thus, the active participation of the pupils is essential in
the learning process.
(6)
Learning is intelligent and Creative:
Learning involves an intelligent interpretation
of the situation and some selectivity in the response. This necessarily
involves intelligent and creative thinking.
(7)
Learning Affects the Conduct of Learners:
Learning affects individuals to
adjust themselves to the environment. This is brought about through some sort of
change and modification of one’s behavior. Thus the behavior or conduct of the
individual undergoes change on account of learning.
(8)
Learning is the Product of the Environment:
Learning is essentially an adaptation and
adjustment to the environment. Thus, the environment greatly influences learning; learning cannot be divorced from the environment.
