Across The Globe with Dr. Megha

Learning: Meaning, Nature, Types of Learning *Meaning and Nature*: Learning is a key process in human behaviour. All living is learning. If we compare the simple, crude ways in which a child feels and behaves, with the complex modes of adult behaviour, his skills, habits, thought, sentiments and the like- we will know what difference learning has made to the individual. The individual is constantly interacting with and influenced by the environment. This experience makes him to change or modify his behaviour in order to deal effectively with it. Therefore, learning is a change in behaviour, influenced by previous behaviour. As stated above the skills, knowledge, habits, attitudes, interests and other personality characteristics are all the result of learning. Learning is defined as “any relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a result of practice and experience”. This definition has three important elements. a. Learning is a change in behaviour—better or worse. b. It i...

Individual Differences: Concept, Types, Causes & Educational Implications *Definitions of Individual Differences:* 1. Drever James: “Variations or deviations from the average of the group, with respect to the mental or physical characters, occurring in the individual member of the group are individual differences.” 2. Good, C.V. : “The variation or deviations among individual is regard to a single characteristics or a number of characteristics, those differences which in their totality distinguish one individual from another.” 3. Skinner, C.E. : “Today we think of individual differences as including any measurable aspect of the total personality.” 4. Woodworth, R.S. and Marquis, D.G. : “Individual differences are found in all psychological characteristics physical mental abilities, knowledge, habit, personality and character traits.” “The psychology of individual differences is largely the study of group differences. This study classifies individuals by age, traits, sex, race, soc...