‘Learning’ has different meanings for different people.
Some emphasize on certain aspects of learning paradigms while others emphasize
on different aspects. Learning is the ability to acquire, retain, relate,
interpret and reproduce knowledge and skills.
Traditional views of ‘learning’ as the ability
to memorize is being gradually replaced by modern day beliefs that learning can
occur to a great extent without actually memorizing anything as long as the
learner is able to derive meaning from what has been taught.
In educational institutes following a learning experience
the learners are generally subjected to different types of tests to demonstrate
whether learning has actually occurred and if so to which extent it has
occurred.
Pedagogy is the science of teaching to children and
addresses good practice in teaching (pedo = child). Pedagogy addresses
different teaching strategies and instructional methods. It is essential to
understand pedagogy in order to be an effective teacher. Theoretical
perspectives in teaching and learning are further discussed in this blog.
Reference:
PGCE lecture notes
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