CONCEPTS & DIMENSIONS OF

LEARNING
 BASICS OF LEARNING
• Learning is defined as “the
acquisition of knowledge or
skills through study,
experience, or being taught”.
•
Learning style refers to
the preferred way that one
acquires, processes, and
retains information at the
best.
Basically there are three
dimensions of
learning.
1. IDEATIONAL
LEARNING.
2. SKILL LEARNING.
3. EMOTIONAL
CONCEPTS RELATED TO
IDEATIONAL
LEARNING
 IDEATIONAL LEARNING
• Ideational learning occurs in
the cognitive domain of the
intellect.
DOMAINS OF LEARNING
• Cognition refers to the
processes wherein an
individual obtains knowledge
about anything-perceiving,
generalizing, evaluating,
imaging thinking, problem
solving & creating.
• The terms used to describe
the components of ideational
learning are knowledge,
understanding-facts concepts,
meanings, generalizations &
principles.
 CONCEPT
• Concept is the mental image
or abstraction formed by
generalization from many
experiences with particulars
and make reflective
thinking possible.
• Concept is the fundamental
unit of thought. It is an idea of
what a thing is.
• By means of concept an
individual generalizes &
differentiates one’s
experiences and recognizes
the essential features of
objects, events, situations
etc.,
 FAC
T
Fact refers to “something”
that has happened, or an
event, an actual state of
affairs.
 SENSATIO
N is a specific type of
• Sensation
conscious experience having
immediate dependence on
one of the organs of sense.
 PERCEPTION
• Refers to mental function by
which various stimuli are
interpreted. Perception has its
origin in sensation.
• Through perception the
incoming sensations are
assimilated as appropriate
images and pertinent
categories of past
experiences. It gives meaning
to the sensation.
 PERCEPT
• A percept is a mental
image/picture of something,
immediately present to the
senses, while at the same time
being stored in the memory and
subject to recall in the future in
helping to develop concepts.
ATTITUDES & PERCEPTIONS
 PRINCIPLE
• Principle refers to special form
of generalization that implies
action. It is a statement that
explains a large number of
related phenomenon which
may serve as a guide to
action.
SKILL LEARNING
• Skill learning is carried out in
the connative or psychomotor
domain. A skill is defined as
‘ a refined pattern’ or
movement or performance
based upon demands of a
situation.
• Skill is the sum total result of
progressive attempts to reach
a certain goal in the most
effective way possible with
the aim of a goal to be
achieved.
• The development of a skill
includes FORMATION OF
A SKILL & EXECUTION OF
A SKILL.
 FORMATION OF SKILL
• A skill can be acquired
by following means:
1.Listening to directions &
explanations.
2. Reading a description.
3. Seeing a demonstration.
4. Paying attention.
• In case of skill learning a
teacher and the learner
should have a lot of patience
because it involves many
trials & tends to vary
according to the learners’
ability.
 EXECUTION OF SKILL
• Execution is the actual
performance of a skill. A
good execution consists of
elimination of excessive &
unwanted movements and
requires force & co-
ordination.
 ACCURACY & SPEED
• For accuracy and speed
practice is required. This
includes the attitude of the
learner, will to perform,
eradication of mistakes &
practice till perfection is
reached.
• The acquisition of skill
depends upon the complexity
of the skill required, the
ability of the learner and
attention put forth by the
learner.
EMOTIONAL LEARNING
• Emotional learning refers to
affective learning. The end
products of emotional
learning are : attitudes, values
and ideals. They determine
an individual’s character and
motive power.
• Acceptance and rejection are
involved in emotion. There
are certain basic components
of emotion & they are :
attitudes, values & ideals.
 ATTITUDES
• Refers to disposition, a
readiness, an inclination, a
tendency to act towards
specific object in a particular
way.
• Attitude is a feeling. The mind
set or mental attitude refers
to the readiness of a learner
to learn.
 VALUE
S to the
• Value refers
importance attached to any
thing. Appreciation indicates a
stamp of values attached to a
thing.
• Recognition of value is very
important in human life.
 IDEALS
• Ideals are attitudes that
functions as driving forces in
the realm of human conduct.
They determine what an
individual will believe in, will
accomplish in their life.
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