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LEARNING AND COGNITION

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Overview

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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
  • Individual difference in cognition and learning
  • Intelligence and cognition
  • Critical thinking and creativity
  • Motivation, learning and academic performance

Taught by

Dr. Shubhra Ojha, Dr. Vandana Gupta

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