DEFINITIONANDMEANINGORPERSONALITY “A stable set of characteristics and tendencies that determine those commonalities and differences in the psychological behavior and that may not be easily understood as the sole result of the social and biological pressures of the moment".
Learning can be defined as any relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of experience.
CHARACTERISITCS OF LEARNING
Learning involves change
Learning involves a change in behavior, though this change is not necessarily an improvement over previous behavior. Learning generally has the connotation of improved behavior, but bad habits, prejudices, stereotypes, and work restrictions are also learned.
Change must be relatively permanent
The behavioral change must be relatively permanent. Any temporary change in behavior is not a part of learning.
Behavioral issues
The change in the knowledge and wisdom should produce different attitudes and values. These new attitudes and values should change the behavior. Then only it is called
learning. In other words, the new attitudes and values not accompanied by change in behavior are not called learning.
Experience - based
Learning is based on experience. Experience may be direct or indirect, personal or through observation or through reading.
IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING
The fast growing information and knowledge make learning as the order of the day not only for individual but also for the organizations. People learn not only information but the behavior. Therefore, we should understand the concept of learning in order to understand the behavior of the individuals, groups and the organization.
TYPES OF LEARNERS
Learners are categorized into three types. They are as follows:
