Social Learning Theory
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- Paper - 1 | Unit - 1 | Teaching Aptitude: शिक्षण की अवधारणा एवं उद्देश्य / Concept and Objectives of Teaching, शिक्षण के स्तर / Levels of Teaching, शिक्षार्थी की विशेषताएँ / Learner's Characteristics, अधिगम: प्रकृति एवं सिद्धांत / Learning: Nature and Theories, संज्ञान, स्मृति एवं अधिसंज्ञान / Cognition, Memory and Metacognition, शिक्षण को प्रभावित करने वाले कारक / Factors Affecting Teaching, प्रभावी शिक्षण एवं शिक्षक / Effective Teaching and the Teacher, अनुदेशनात्मक उद्देश्य एवं पाठ नियोजन / Instructional Objectives and Lesson Planning, शिक्षण विधियाँ / Methods of Teaching, ऑफ़लाइन एवं ऑनलाइन शिक्षण विधियाँ / Offline and Online Teaching Methods, शिक्षण सहायक प्रणाली / Teaching Support System, मूल्यांकन प्रणाली / Evaluation Systems, Sāṃkhya, व्यक्तिगत व्यवहार / Individual Behaviour, मानव संसाधन प्रबंधन / Human Resource Management, बाल्यावस्था में विकास के क्षेत्र / Domains of Child Development, संवेग का जैविक आधार / Biological Basis of Emotion, उपनिषद और भगवद्गीता / Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, केन्द्रीय और परिधीय तंत्रिका तंत्र / Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 2 | Research Aptitude: अनुसंधान: अर्थ, लक्षण व वैज्ञानिक विधि / Research: Meaning, Features and Scientific Method, अनुसंधान के प्रतिमान एवं उपागम / Research Paradigms and Approaches, अनुसंधान के प्रकार / Types of Research, चर एवं मापन / Variables and Measurement, अनुसंधान की विधियाँ / Methods of Research, अनुसंधान के चरण / Steps of Research, प्रतिचयन / Sampling, आँकड़ा संग्रह के उपकरण एवं विधियाँ / Tools and Methods of Data Collection, आँकड़ा विश्लेषण एवं शोध सांख्यिकी / Data Analysis and Statistics in Research, शोध-प्रबंध एवं लेख लेखन / Thesis and Article Writing, अनुसंधान में ICT का अनुप्रयोग / Application of ICT in Research, शोध नैतिकता / Research Ethics
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 3 | Comprehension: प्रत्यक्ष बोध / Literal Comprehension, गद्यांश में शब्दावली और भाषा / Vocabulary and Language in Context, निष्कर्षात्मक बोध / Inferential Comprehension, आलोचनात्मक बोध / Critical Comprehension, Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama, Modern British Fiction, William Shakespeare, Mid-Twentieth-Century and Contemporary British Fiction, American Drama
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 4 | Communication: संचार: अर्थ, प्रकृति एवं प्रक्रिया / Communication: Meaning, Nature and Process, संचार के प्रकार एवं स्तर / Types and Levels of Communication, मौखिक एवं अमौखिक संचार / Verbal and Non-verbal Communication, संकेत विज्ञान एवं अर्थ / Semiotics and Meaning, संचार के मॉडल एवं सिद्धांत / Models and Theories of Communication, प्रभावी संचार / Effective Communication, संचार की बाधाएँ / Barriers to Communication, कक्षा संचार / Classroom Communication, जनसंचार माध्यम: प्रकार एवं विकास / Mass Media: Types and Evolution, जनसंचार एवं समाज / Mass Media and Society, डिजिटल एवं नव माध्यम / Digital and New Media, Static General Knowledge, Morphology and Syntax, जन स्वास्थ्य पोषण / Public Health Nutrition, Newtonian Motion and Stability, GK- Current Affairs, Indian Economy, Art and Architecture, India after Independence
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 5 | Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude: संख्या पद्धति एवं सरलीकरण / Number System and Simplification, बीजगणित एवं आयु / Algebra and Ages, प्रतिशतता / Percentage, अनुपात, समानुपात, साझेदारी एवं मिश्रण / Ratio, Proportion, Partnership and Mixtures, औसत / Averages, लाभ, हानि एवं बट्टा / Profit, Loss and Discount, साधारण एवं चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज / Simple and Compound Interest, समय एवं कार्य / Time and Work, चाल, समय एवं दूरी / Speed, Time and Distance, क्षेत्रमिति एवं ज्यामिति / Mensuration and Geometry, क्रमचय, संचय एवं प्रायिकता / Permutation, Combination and Probability, श्रेणी / Series, कूटलेखन-कूटवाचन / Coding-Decoding, संबंध, दिशा एवं क्रम / Relationships, Directions and Ranking, व्यवस्था, पहेलियाँ, घड़ी एवं कैलेंडर / Arrangements, Puzzles, Clock and Calendar, Mathematical Foundations, Polity, जीवनी, Deconstruction, Gender and Queer Theory, Modern British and Irish Poetry, Central Force and Scattering, Chemical thermodynamics, Microscopic techniques, संविधान का दर्शन / Philosophy of the Constitution, Waves, Optics and Charged-Particle Motion, Membrane structure and function, Analysis, Markov Chains, Univariate and Joint Distributions
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 6 | Logical Reasoning: युक्ति की संरचना / Structure of Arguments, पद, परिभाषा एवं भाषा के उपयोग / Terms, Definitions and Uses of Language, निरुपाधिक प्रतिज्ञप्तियाँ / Categorical Propositions, निरुपाधिक न्यायवाक्य / Categorical Syllogism, वेन आरेख / Venn Diagrams, निगमन, आगमन एवं सादृश्यता / Deduction, Induction and Analogy, तर्कदोष / Fallacies, भारतीय तर्कशास्त्र: प्रमाण / Indian Logic: Pramanas, अनुमान एवं व्याप्ति / Anumana and Vyapti, हेत्वाभास / Hetvabhasa, Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Aristotle, पाश्चात्य दर्शन की विचारधाराएँ / Western Schools of Philosophy, Kant, Sadhana Paada, Vaiśeṣika
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 7 | Data Interpretation: आँकड़े एवं आलेखीय निरूपण / Data and Graphical Representation, आँकड़ा निर्वचन: तालिका / Data Interpretation: Tables
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 8 | Information and Communication Technology: कंप्यूटर की मूल बातें और हार्डवेयर / Computer Fundamentals and Hardware, मेमोरी, भंडारण और डेटा निरूपण / Memory, Storage and Data Representation, कंप्यूटर सॉफ्टवेयर / Computer Software, ऑफिस अनुप्रयोग / Office Applications, मल्टीमीडिया और फ़ाइल प्रारूप / Multimedia and File Formats, कंप्यूटर नेटवर्क / Computer Networks, इंटरनेट और वर्ल्ड वाइड वेब / Internet and World Wide Web, ई-मेल और ऑनलाइन संचार / Email and Online Communication, साइबर सुरक्षा / Cyber Security, डिजिटल नैतिकता, बौद्धिक संपदा और समाज / Digital Ethics, IPR and Society, क्लाउड और वितरित कंप्यूटिंग / Cloud and Distributed Computing, उभरती प्रौद्योगिकियाँ / Emerging Technologies, शिक्षा और शासन में ICT / ICT in Education and Governance, Cyber Threats and Malware Attacks, Role of Internet and Web Services, Electronic Data Interchange and E-Commerce, Internet Fundamentals, Web Design & Development, Web Publishing & Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Terms & Abbreviations, Basics of COA, Introduction to OS, Introduction to CN, Data Communication, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Network Security, Number System, Number Representation, Society, Law & Ethics, Keyboard Shortcuts, Website, Browser & Services, भौगोलिक संकेतों का संरक्षण / Protection of Geographical Indications
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 9 | People Development and Environment: पारितंत्र और जैव विविधता / Ecosystems and Biodiversity, मानव और पर्यावरण की अंतःक्रिया / Human and Environment Interaction, विकास और पर्यावरण / Development and Environment, प्राकृतिक संसाधन: वन, जल और मृदा / Natural Resources – Forests, Water and Soil, ऊर्जा संसाधन / Energy Resources, वायु प्रदूषण / Air Pollution, जल प्रदूषण और उपचार / Water Pollution and Treatment, ध्वनि प्रदूषण / Noise Pollution, अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन / Waste Management, पर्यावरणीय स्वास्थ्य और विषविज्ञान / Environmental Health and Toxicology, जलवायु परिवर्तन और वैश्विक पर्यावरणीय समस्याएँ / Climate Change and Global Environmental Issues, प्राकृतिक प्रकोप और आपदा प्रबंधन / Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, भारतीय पर्यावरण कानून और नीतियाँ / Indian Environmental Laws and Policies, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पर्यावरण समझौते / International Environmental Agreements, Environment, Geography, कारखाना और उद्योग व्यवस्थाएँ / Factory and Industry Systems, Earth Materials, Surface Features and Processes, संक्रामक रोग और प्रतिरक्षण / Communicable Diseases and Immunization
- Paper - 1 | Unit - 10 | Higher Education System: प्राचीन भारत में शिक्षा / Education in Ancient India, प्राचीन भारत के उच्च शिक्षा केंद्र / Ancient Centres of Higher Learning, औपनिवेशिक काल की शिक्षा नीतियाँ और आयोग / Colonial Education Policies and Commissions, औपनिवेशिक कॉलेज, विश्वविद्यालय व सुधारक / Colonial Colleges, Universities and Reformers, स्वतंत्र भारत में शिक्षा आयोग और नीतियाँ / Education Commissions and Policies after Independence, राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 / National Education Policy 2020, उच्च शिक्षा संस्थानों के प्रकार / Types of Higher Education Institutions, अधिगम कार्यक्रम और अकादमिक क्रेडिट / Learning Programmes and Academic Credits, व्यावसायिक, तकनीकी और कौशल आधारित शिक्षा / Professional, Technical and Skill-Based Education, मूल्य शिक्षा और पर्यावरण शिक्षा / Value Education and Environmental Education, शासन, प्रशासन और वित्तपोषण / Governance, Administration and Financing, उच्च शिक्षा का नियमन, प्रत्यायन और रैंकिंग / Regulation, Accreditation and Ranking
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The video is a comprehensive lecture on Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory, also known as Observational Learning. It covers the fundamental definition of learning through observation rather than direct reinforcement, the empirical evidence from the Bobo Doll experiment, and the four key cognitive steps involved in the process: Attention, Retention, Reproduction, and Motivation. The instructor uses slides with bilingual text to explain these concepts clearly.
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0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00
The lecture begins with a slide titled "SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY/ OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING". The first bullet point states, "According to Albert Bandura, Learning by observing others (models) - not merely by direct reinforcement." The instructor uses a digital pen to highlight "Albert Bandura" and the phrase "Learning by observing others". She emphasizes that learning is not solely dependent on direct reinforcement but occurs through watching models. The slide text clearly distinguishes this approach from traditional behaviorist views. The instructor points to the text, ensuring students understand the core definition provided by Bandura. The green highlight on "Albert Bandura" draws attention to the theorist.
2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00
The instructor discusses the second point, focusing on the "Bobo Doll experiment". The slide text reads, "Instead, his focus was on learning based on observation, which he has proven through his well-known Bobo Doll experiment." She points to the text "children keenly observe their surroundings" and "behaviour of people around them particularly their caregivers, teachers and siblings". She explains that children try to imitate these behaviors in their "day-to-day life". The slide further notes that he proved children can easily imitate "negative behaviours or actions". The instructor gestures towards the Hindi translation below, which starts with "अल्बर्ट बंडुरा के अनुसार" (According to Albert Bandura). She specifically points to the phrase "negative behaviours or actions" to highlight the range of imitable behaviors. The slide layout includes both English and Hindi text for bilingual understanding.
5:00 – 6:17 05:00-06:17
The slide transitions to "Key Steps involved in Observational Learning". It lists four steps: Attention, Retention, Reproduction, and Motivation. The instructor underlines each term. "Attention" is described as "very important for learning to take place effectively by following observational techniques." "Retention" is defined as "the ability to store the learnt information and recall it later, which is equally affected by a number of factors." "Reproduction" involves "practicing or emulating the learnt behaviour, which will further lead to the advancement of the skill." "Motivation" is explained as depending on "reinforcement and punishment." The slide gives an example: "an office-goer may be motivated to report to office on time by seeing his colleague being rewarded for his punctuality and timeliness." The instructor underlines "Motivation" and explains the concept of vicarious reinforcement. The slide also includes Hindi translations for each step, such as "ध्यान" for Attention and "अवधारण" for Retention.
The video systematically explains Bandura's Social Learning Theory. It begins by defining observational learning as distinct from direct reinforcement. It then validates this theory with the Bobo Doll experiment, showing how children model adult behaviors. Finally, it details the four cognitive processes—Attention, Retention, Reproduction, and Motivation—required for observational learning to be successful, providing concrete examples for each step. The lecture effectively bridges theory and practical application through the use of clear slides and instructor guidance. The bilingual nature of the slides suggests an inclusive educational approach.