Correct Answer - Option 1 : Educational institution is the only place where learning takes place.
Learning is the process of being modified, more or less permanently, by what happens in the world around us, by what we do, or by what we observe.
- For example, a child touches a hot pan placed near the gas stove in the kitchen because he is unaware that it can burn his fingers.
- Once he has had such an experience, he becomes careful in the future. He has ‘learned’ that hot objects can burn his fingers.
The characteristics of the learning process are:
- Learning is a continuous process. From childhood every human being tries to change his/her behavior, thinking, attitude, interest, etc. continuously to fit himself/ herself to the ever-changing conditions of life.
- Learning is goal-directed. Every human being aspires to achieve some goals in his/her life. These goals may be achieved through learning. If there is no goal to achieve, then there would be no necessity of learning.
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Learning is comprehensive: The scope of learning is spread over each and every dimension of life. It is a very comprehensive process that covers all domains – Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor- of human behavior
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Learning is intentional. Since an individual sets a goal to achieve, he/she has to deliberately do some activity to attain the goal. If he/she does not have any intention to reach the goal or is quite casual about it, then it is difficult to reach the goal and in that sense, learning is weak or may not take place at all.
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Learning is an active process. One has to perform some activity, may be physical or mental, or both to learn something. The mind has to remain active to acquire new experiences; otherwise, no learning can take place.
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Learning is individualistic. You might have observed that in a class there are some students who learn more quickly while others learn slowly. In fact, the pace of learning differs from person to person.
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Learning is the outcome of the interaction of the individual with the environment. As a teacher, you have to organize the environment carefully to motivate the students so as to interact with you, peer students, and teaching-learning materials.
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Learning is transferable. Learning in one situation can be used to solve problems in another situation. Learning mathematics, science, social science, and language help the child to perform different activities in their real life.
- Un-learning is also a process of learning.
Thus, it is concluded that an Educational institution is the only place where learning takes place statement should not be considered a characteristic of the learning process.
