learning
How students grow
Learning is the process of gaining knowledge or skill through study, experience, or instruction.
What you've learned is also your learning: a person of great learning.
The word often appears in compounds describing how acquisition happens: distance learning, machine learning, learning curve.
As an adjective, it describes difficulty with academic skills: learning disability, learning difficulties.
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
understanding · recognition · judgment · metacognition · intelligence · concept · interpretation · retention
Knowledge about something
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
comprehension · awareness · expertise · know-how · theory · principles · concepts · erudition
Return to consciousness
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- realizationGrasping what's true
- illuminationProvision of light
understanding · revelation · clarity · awareness · breakthrough · eureka · dawning · comprehension
Place of instruction
- universityHigher education institution
- classroomEducational instruction space
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
student · teacher · professor · lecture · syllabus · textbook · homework · assignment
Repeated work toward mastery
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- aptitudeInnate capability
dexterity · expertise · execution · performance · training · drill · hands-on · craft
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
specialization · excellence · authority · adeptness · competence · prowess · finesse · journeyman
Interpreting written text
- note-takingRecording information while listening
- revisionAltering to improve
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
practice · research · tutoring · drilling · repetition · review · recitation · cramming
Ability to adapt easily
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- plasticityAbility to change shape
neuroplasticity · accommodation · assimilation · transfer · generalization · adaptive · experiential · trial-and-error
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- improvementPositive change in quality
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
enrichment · deepening · enhancement · flourishing · cultivation · nurturing · upskilling · empowerment
Of or concerning sight
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- kinestheticRelating to body awareness
- tactileOf the touching sense
- experientialDerived from direct involvement
collaborative · independent · structured · exploratory · immersive · online · distance · blended
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
perception · understanding · recognition · judgment · metacognition · intelligence · concept · interpretation · retention · recall
information
Knowledge about something
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
insight · comprehension · awareness · expertise · know-how · theory · principles · concepts · erudition · familiarity
awakening
Return to consciousness
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- realizationGrasping what's true
illumination · understanding · revelation · clarity · awareness · breakthrough · eureka · dawning · comprehension · grasp
school
Place of instruction
- universityHigher education institution
- classroomEducational instruction space
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
pedagogy · student · teacher · professor · lecture · syllabus · textbook · homework · assignment · diploma
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- competenceAdequate ability to function
aptitude · dexterity · expertise · execution · performance · training · drill · hands-on · craft · ability
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
virtuosity · specialization · excellence · authority · adeptness · competence · prowess · finesse · journeyman · advanced
reading
Interpreting written text
- note-takingRecording information while listening
- revisionAltering to improve
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
memorization · practice · research · tutoring · drilling · repetition · review · recitation · cramming · highlighting
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
plasticity · neuroplasticity · accommodation · assimilation · transfer · generalization · adaptive · experiential · trial-and-error · feedback
development
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- improvementPositive change in quality
- advancementForward movement or promotion
maturation · enrichment · deepening · enhancement · flourishing · cultivation · nurturing · upskilling · empowerment · self-improvement
visual
Of or concerning sight
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- kinestheticRelating to body awareness
- tactileOf the touching sense
experiential · collaborative · independent · structured · exploratory · immersive · online · distance · blended · self-paced
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- classroomdesk, desks, chair, chairs, teacher
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
learningignorance
Absence of knowledge
unlearning · illiteracy · nescience · unknowing · unawareness
learningforgetting
Failing to retain memories
unlearning · memory loss · amnesia · regression · deterioration
learninganti-intellectualism
Hostility toward educated thought
willful ignorance · teaching · incuriosity · closed-mindedness · instruction
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
- learning the hard wayGaining knowledge through suffering consequences
- learning to driveAcquiring vehicle operation skills
- learning the ropesGaining initial competence
- learning experienceEvent yielding new understanding
- remote learningEducation conducted from separate locations
relearning, distance learning, learnings, unlearning, machine learning, e-learning, overlearning, learning curve, learning styles