Embracing Lifelong Learning and Inclusive Education
>Learning
Definition: Learning is the process of acquiring new knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values through experience, study, or instruction.
>Types of Learning:
Formal Learning: Structured learning that usually occurs in educational institutions, following a specific curriculum (e.g. schools, colleges).
Informal Learning: Unstructured learning that occurs through daily activities and experiences (e.g. reading books, watching documentaries).
Informal Learning: Learning that occurs outside of formal institutions (e.g. workshops, community classes).
>Learning Theories:
Behaviorism: Focuses on observable behaviors and responses to environmental stimuli (e.g. Pavlov’s dogs, Skinner’s operant conditioning).
Cognitivism: Emphasizes internal processes and the role of the mind in learning (e.g. Piaget’s stages of cognitive development).
Constructivism: Proposes that students construct their own understanding and knowledge through experiences (e.g. Vygotsky’s theory of social development).
