LEARNING AND COGNITION

ABOUT THE COURSE:The course is based on B.A. (Four Years Under Graduate Program) NEP- 2020 for the students of Education andPsychology. But the content of the course is useful for the students of U.G. and P.G. both. The course is designed in such a way to meet the requirement of the students in their general study and competitive study also because this is based on all the domains of Learning as Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor. The course will cover a large population of students of Education and Psychology both.INTENDED AUDIENCE:Learner of Education and Psychology DisciplinePREREQUISITES:1. Certificate Course B.A., Education (NEP-2020) 2. Certificate of Intermediate ExamINDUSTRY SUPPORT:Teachers Training Institution

Syllabus

Week 1:Understanding Learning

Learning : Meaning, Concept, Definition, Nature
Types of Learning
Factors affecting Learning
Learning Methods and its Application
Laws of learning
Transfer of Learning

Week 2:Approaches and Theories of Learning

Behaviorist Approach: Theories:
Thorndike’s Theory of Learning
Pavlov’s Theory of Learning
Skinner’s Theory of Learning
Hull’s Theory of Learning
Cognitivist Approach: Theories:
Learning by Insight Theory
Lewin’s Field Theory
Application of Theories

Week 3:Theoretical Perspectives of Cognition in Learning

Major Perspectives of Cognition
Piaget Theory of cognitive development and its relevance to academic learning and classroom.
Vygotsky theory of cognitive development and its relevance to academic learning and classroom.
Social Cognitive Theory of Bandura and its relevance to academic learning and classroom.

Week 4:Individual Differences in Cognition and Learning Process