The Importance Of Competency In Learning

Introduction Learning is what people do to adapt with their surroundings in order to complete a task or even succeed in life. Learning leads to gaining knowledge and also experience throughout life although most of the information cannot be retained completely in a person’s memory. There are different psychological theories regarding learning such as learning through classical conditioning, operant conditioning and through observations (Cherry, 2017). As founded by Ivan Pavlov, classical conditioning learning occurs when a stimulus that is triggered a response naturally is paired with a natural stimulus while operant conditioning was developed by B.F. Skinner where learning occurs through reinforcement. Learning through observation happens when observing the activity and effects of other’s behaviour as stated by Albert Bandura (Cherry, 2017). The modern learning techniques among students focuses more on how the students sees the importance of acquiring the knowledge whether it is

Literature Review Learning method has been widely researched however, there still lack of information and research regarding learning competency in learning. Defining Learning Competency and Related Concepts In general, competency in learning means the ability to interpret, to understand, to evaluate, to evaluate critically, to understand and to think rationally. This broad definition is important as it relates directly to the teaching and learning activities which helps students to acquire this competence (Biggs, 2003). Biggs (2003) also mentioned the two main methods to enhance basic