Teaching and Learning

Nature of Learning and Teaching Meaning :
                 Learning is a key to the structure of our personality and behaviour. Learning can be defined as “any relatively permanent change in behaviour which occurs as a result of practice and experience”. 
Definition :
                “ The term learning covers every modification in behaviour to meet environmental requirements. ”
                                   - Gardiner Murphy 
                   “ Learning is the acquisition of new behaviour or strengthening or weakening of old behaviour as the result of experience. ”
                                    - Henry P Smith 
NATURE OF LEARNING

Learning is Universal :

                     Every creature that lives learns. Man learns most. The human nervous system is very complex, so are human reactions and so are human acquisition. 



Learning is Continuous:

                  It denotes the lifelong nature of learning. Every day new situations are faced and the individual has to bring essential changes in his style of behaviour adopted to tackle them.

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