Learning Theories

information while another struggles with it. While one learner

may excel in a particular subject another may do well in all

the subjects. Trainees go through the same training to be

graded differently according to the level of information they

have absorbed and the understanding they show. Learning is a

complex process.

It takes years for a person to understand certain subjects and

he still works his way out of life with limited information

because it is difficult to imbibe the overwhelming amount of

knowledge present in the world today.

Depending on how information is absorbed, processed and

retained, a number of learning theories have been formulated

which help us understand the process of learning in individuals.

A number of factors decide the manner in which knowledge is

acquired or information is processed by a person changing

their views on certain subjects and forming new views about

certain things.

Learning is related with different parts of the brain which plays

an important role in processing any information that we receive.

Every individual processes the information differently based on

their strengths and weaknesses.

Educational psychology endeavors to gain an understanding

about the different behaviors of an individual to a piece of

information. This is used in analyzing the type of learning that

can affect the individual the most.

Different schools of thoughts are available for finding out how

education and information is absorbed by a learner. This books

aims at exploring the different learning theories that currently

exist and understanding the roots of the theory and gaining an

insight into the reasons why these theories exist.