What is Learning?

Learning has been defined as the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge. For learning to take place, it is no longer considered sufficient that knowledge be broken down into small chunks for students to digest mentally. Learning is now considered to occur through active engagement with material in a meaningful and authentic context and involves the linking of new knowledge with previous understanding. We learn best not by passively absorbing knowledge, but by making sense of the world and building our own connections. This type of learning gives students a deeper understanding of what is learned and helps them to remember it and to take ownership of it.

With the advent of the information society, the emphasis nowadays is less on acquiring a mastery of facts and more on developing the thinking skills to analyze and evaluate the information that is all around us. Equipped with these transferable thinking skills, our students will be enabled to develop lifelong learning skills.

• What is Learning?

• Learning & Assessment

• Assessment For Learning

• Learning Theories

• Learning Preferences

• Reflective Learners