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VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Glenda A. Abejuela Course Professor Educ 9, Facilitating Learning-Centered Teaching INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, you are expected to discuss the nature of learning and how it occurs. LET’S DO THIS (ACTIVITY 1.1) Identify whether each of the...
VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Glenda A. Abejuela Course Professor Educ 9, Facilitating Learning-Centered Teaching INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME At the end of the lesson, you are expected to discuss the nature of learning and how it occurs. LET’S DO THIS (ACTIVITY 1.1) Identify whether each of the following descriptions is an example of learning. If it is not, indicate what it is. 1. Kayle blinks at a sudden flash of light. 2. Sweet Caroline has read in his Science book that the famous Rhine River in Europe, which cuts through several countries starting from Austria down to West Germany and the Netherlands, is known as “Europe’s largest open sewerage system.” Later, she tells her friends in the community that water pollution is widespread all over the world. From that time on, Caroline forms an organization advocating water waste literacy in their community. LET’S DO THIS (ACTIVITY 1.1) Identify whether each of the following descriptions is an example of learning. If it is not, indicate what it is. 3. Tootsie’s ability to focus on academic tasks improved significantly after she began taking medication for her depression under her doctor’s supervision. 4. John is fond of making fun of his sister every time she wears a miniskirt. After a week, his sister does not wear her miniskirt anymore. 5. Shania reviews her lessons in Mathematics every afternoon in preparation for the periodic test. She realized that this subject really needs focus and concentration. VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Is a way of knowing things; Is an increase in knowledge; It is a method of acquiring information; It is a way of thinking; It is the process of storing ideas; It is defined as a process of memorization; It is one way of storing information that can be reproduced, retrieved, and used when it is needed; It is a means through which we can make sense out of this world; It is a way of interpreting and understanding realities; and It is a change through which we conceptualize the world VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Learning is viewed as an experiential process resulting in a relatively permanent change in behavior that cannot be explained by temporary states, maturation, or innate response tendencies. Learning has also been defined as a reorganization of the cognitive structures, a change https://messages.365greetings.com/quotes/le arning-quotes.html in the behavior due to practice. VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Learning has been defined also as a relatively permanent change in one’s behavior as a result of his interactions. Ormrod (2004) has defined learning as something that happens as a result of one’s experience. Nearly, all definitions of learning point to three equally important concepts: change, behavior, and experience. VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Change. Learning involves change in knowledge or behavior. Behavioral theorists maintain that learning consists of changes in behavior, while cognitive theorists claim that learning involves changes in knowledge. Most theorists of both perceptions agree that learning is not something we can observe directly. We surmise that learning has occurred from observing the overt performance of an individual. It is therefore clear that performance of some observable behavior is a necessary indication of learning, but it is not necessarily identical to learning. A change that disappears after a few hours does not reflect learning (Mayer, 2002). VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Behavior. The changes brought about by learning are relatively permanent. Changes in making responses can be produced by other factors aside from learning. The nature of relative permanence helps us rule out changes that are brought by such things as drives, fatigue, disease, and injury that dissipate rapidly. Drugs can also produce changes in responding but can also dissipate when the drugs wear off. VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Previous Experience. Learning results from previous experience, thus learning involves experience. Many changes that we observe especially among children are the results of growth or maturation of the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems. Such changes cannot be considered results of experiences. Behaviors as jumping upon seeing a snake are instinctive or reflexive. Other exceptional cases include the effects of drugs, injury, fatigue, or disease. For instance, if Alex has a fever, his fever does not teach him to hallucinate. Similarly, it does not teach him to hear some strange voices. Besides, there are drugs such as Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) that can produce some strange changes in behavior like jumping out of the window under the unfortunate delusion that they can fly in the air. VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING In reality, learning is a dynamic process; it is an active and a continuous process, a life long process or reorganizing facts and information. We need to learn the moment we are born. Thus, learning is a need to be fulfilled. It is a natural desire to acquire knowledge, to understand, to seek for reasons or evidence, and to make sense out of this world. It takes place https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/21504695093407 everywhere; it happens anywhere. With 6087/ this, learning is not always formal; it does not always happen in a traditional classroom setup. VIEWS ABOUT LEARNING Distinctions Between Animals and Humans in terms of Learning: Animals even without formal instruction knew how to care for and feed their young. On the contrary, people have to attend formal schooling, read books in order to learn how to care for the young or read maps if they are lost in unfamiliar places. As the pillars of the civilization, humans are the ones who shape culture and society; have developed various modes of transportation for themselves; have developed modern communication gadgets that enable them to make living more convenient and comfortable. Humans learned how to improve their rearing styles trough reading and attending formal schooling of which all the animals are deprived. Moreover, humans have learned how to improve their living conditions. WAYS OF LEARNING Listen. The learners need to listen to those with whom they can extend their knowledge. Evolve. Learners must change the learners from one from to the other. It means that learners need to follow the ladder of knowledge. Adapt. The learners change their cognitive structures in order to accommodate new bits of information. They monitor, regulate, and modify their own thoughts and create new avenues for transformation. Reciprocate. The learners are able to recognize their personal worth and contribute to the welfare of the majority. WAYS OF LEARNING Network. The learners do not limit themselves to the confines of the classroom. Integrate. The learners have the ability to organize their knowledge around the existing schemata which they use to aid understanding. Navigate. The learners are willing to explore new things and follows the right path to learning. Grow. The learners do not just accept things as they are. Rather, they quibble about how and why things are done. They grow from their own mistakes and use such mistakes as building blocks to learning. LEARNING AS VIEWED IN TEACHING Learners learn only when they are ready to learn. Individuals learn best when instruction is matched to their development and readiness. It is therefore imperative for teachers to have a basic understanding of the development and learning of students. Learners construct their own understanding. Understanding is created by individuals as they interact with the world and with people around them REFERENCE: Aquino, A. (2009). Facilitating Human Learning. Manila: Rex Book Store, Inc.
