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The Nature of Human Learning (1957)
About this film
This program deals with the kind of learning that involves language and symbols, the kind of learning that results in understanding, knowledge and wisdom. In dealing with intellectual learning, Dr. Adler shows that man learns in two ways, by instruction and by discovery. He stresses the need for activity in learning and the role of motivation in the learning process. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
KGO-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Mortimer J. Adler, The Great Ideas, Learning, Philosophy of Education, Educational Theory, Education vs Learning, Pedagogy, Liberal Education, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, School Systems, Intellectual History, Knowledge Acquisition, Epistemology, Curriculum, State Control of Education, Human Intelligence, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Human Learning, Educational Philosophy, History of Education, Cognition, Adult Education, Educational Policy
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