Based on
class discussion, learning is not simply defined it is rather complex. From my
previous blog, I would add more to the definition of learning. Learning builds on prior knowledge and metacognition/reflection
which was explained in Chapter 9 “How Students Learn”.
Also, for
learning to occur there needs to be motivation behind it; meaning if a person
wants to understand a concept in greater detail there needs to be a drive to go
out and find more information on their own. When that learning occurs, then a
transfer of that knowledge to the next application will potentially occur (How
People Learn – Chapter 3). As an example, I use a graduate student. A graduate student
reads a lot of literature to understand their project so that when a graduate
student looks at their data there is a moment when there is a click in the
brain. This is an understanding of why and how certain things are occurring in
their data set. This is because of the
background knowledge that was read from the literatures.
For my definition,
learning is a multiple process which builds on prior knowledge, is based on the
individuals drive for information, incorporates metacognition, and incorporates
new information.
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