Learning, Learner and Development

Explore the intricate ways in which individuals acquire knowledge and skills across various developmental stages. Understand the psychological theories and processes that underpin effective teaching strategies tailored to diverse learning needs.

Learning, Learner and Development

1 Learning and its Scope

  1. The Concept of Learning: Different Perspectives
  2. Situated Cognition
  3. Types of Learning

2 The Dynamics of Learning

  1. Cognitive Development
  2. Moral Development
  3. Psychosocial Development
  4. Enculturation and Acculturation
  5. Curriculum Based Learning

3 Learning – Issues and Concerns

  1. Learnt Behaviour is not Permanent
  2. Transfer of Learning and Problem Solving
  3. Learning to Learn
  4. Learning and Retention as a Function of Time Schedule
  5. Incidental Learning
  6. Over Learning and Retention

4 Learning – Trends and Systems

  1. Constructivism in Learning
  2. Learner Autonomy
  3. Learner-centred Education
  4. Guided Learning
  5. Self-Learning
  6. Individualized Instruction
  7. Virtual Classroom

5 Factors Affecting Learning-I

  1. Intelligence
  2. Aptitude
  3. Goals
  4. Interests
  5. Readiness to Learn and Maturation

6 Factors Affecting Learning-II

  1. Motivation
  2. Self Concept
  3. Locus of Control
  4. Level of Aspiration
  5. Learning Styles
  6. Attitudes
  7. Socio-cultural Factors

7 The Learner – Various Perspectives

  1. Learner Styles and Preferences
  2. Achievement and Learning Capacity
  3. Study Habits
  4. Learner as a Member of a Peer Group
  5. Learning Environment: Competitive or Cooperative
  6. Mass Media Perspective

8 Learning Environment – Meaning and Scope

  1. Learning Environment: Theoretical Perspectives
  2. Formal Learning Environment
  3. Informal Learning Environment

9 Learning Environment – Home and Community

  1. Home as the First Learning Place
  2. Developmental Context in Early Life and Its Impact on Learning
  3. Parenting Style and Child Rearing Practices
  4. Physical Psychosocial and Cultural Environment
  5. Socialization of the Child in Different Family and Social Settings
  6. Value Inculcation and Learning
  7. Peer Group and Neighbourhood
  8. Community Resources and Learning

10 Learning in the School Environment

  1. What is School Environment?
  2. Physical Environment
  3. Psychological Environment
  4. Social Environment
  5. Cultural Environment
  6. Political Environment
  7. Classroom Climate

11 Environment and Learning

  1. Effects of Environment on Learning
  2. Creating Conducive Learning Environment

12 Cognitive Learning and its Organisation

  1. Meaning of Cognitive Learning
  2. Nature and Scope of Cognitive Learning
  3. Processes of Cognitive Learning
  4. Organising Perceptual Learning
  5. Organising Concept Learning
  6. Associational Learning
  7. Generalisation in Learning
  8. Strategies for Enhancing Memory
  9. Organising Reasoning

13 Affective and Psychomotor Learning and their Organisation

  1. Concept and Nature of Affective Development
  2. Scope of Affective Development
  3. Organisation of Curricula for Affective Education
  4. The Concept of Psychomotor Learning
  5. Organisation of Psychomotor Learning

14 Assessment of Learning

  1. Curriculum-Experience-Outcome Relationships
  2. The Learning Outcomes
  3. Approaches to Assessment of Learning
  4. Some Principles of Assessment
  5. Integrating Approaches for Assessing Curriculum-Based Learning

15 Curriculum Based Learning

  1. School Curriculum
  2. Learning Languages
  3. Learning Mathematics

16 Behaviouristic Learning Theories and their Instructional Applications

  1. Classical Conditioning Theories
  2. Applied Behaviour Analysis
  3. Social Learning Theory
  4. Cognitive Behaviour Modification

17 Gestalt and Cognitive-Field Psychology of Learning

  1. Gestalt Psychology and Laws of Perception
  2. Cognitive-Field Approaches to Learning
  3. Special Features of Cognitive-Field Theory
  4. Key Constructs of Cognitive-Field Psychology of Learning
  5. Learning: A Change in Insight

18 Information Processing and Humanistic Approaches to Learning

  1. The Information Processing System (IPS)
  2. Learning Strategies
  3. Categorization of Knowledge
  4. The Humanistic Perspective in Learning

19 Constructivism

  1. The Idea of Constructivism
  2. Constructivism in Educational Theory and Practice
  3. Types of Constructivism
  4. Constructivist Features of Concepts in Cognitive Psychology
  5. Implications of Constructivism for Education