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EDU 07- PERSPECTIVES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

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                                                                            UNIT -1                                        NATURE OF LEARNING Meaning of learning     Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviours, skills,  values, attitudes, and preference.  Definition     According to Gates and others , “Learning is the modification of behaviour through  experience.”   According to Hendry P Smith, “Learning is the acquisition of new behaviour or the  strengthening or weakening of old behaviour as a result of experience.”    According to Kingsley and Garry, “Learning is the process ...

EDU 02 : Developmental Perspectives of the Learner

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                                                                  UNIT- 1        FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY        Meaning of Educational Psychology Educational psychology is one of the branches of psychology to study the behavior of the learner in relation to his education. As specialized branch of psychology concerns itself with suggesting ways and means of improving the process and products of education, enabling the teacher to teach effectively and the learners to learn effectively with the minimum effort. It is thus designated as the service of education. It has simplified the tasks and improved the efficiency of the teacher or all those connected in the process and products of education by supplying them with the essential knowledge and skills in much need the same...

EDU 01 : Knowledge and Curriculum: Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives

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                                                                    UNIT -1                                         TEACHER AND EDUCATION EDUCATION In the broad sense, “any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character and physical ability can be called education”. The chief task of education is to shape man, or to guide the evolving dynamism through which man forms himself as a man. The task of education is to lead people out of darkness into light. Education means the process of acquiring experiences to develop one’s innate abilities and talents needed for a productive and successful personal and social life. MEANING OF EDUCATION The term “education” is derived from the Latin word ' educare’ a...