Dr. Steve Eskow writes:
>I'll resist the invitation to define learning:I'm willing to accept Fred's
>definition.
"..resist the invitation.."? Hmm. Must have been tempting.
"..willing to accept Fred's.."? Okay, here goes...
I think learning is the development of patterned behaviors. We label
these patterned behaviors "skills," "competencies," "capabilities" and
"attitudes," to name a few.
I also think learning refers to the acquisition of abstractions, what we
call "knowledge," "understanding," "comprehension," "concepts,"
"principles," "standards" and "insights," to use a few (many of which are
inferred based on patterned behaviors, particular verbal behaviors).
Regards,
Fred Nickols
The Distance Consulting Company
nickols@worldnet.att.net
http://home.att.net/~nickols/distance.htm
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