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What is the definition of the term "*Learning Theory*"? - ✔✔How people acquire
skills, knowledge, and attitudes.
How can you tell if your student has "learned" what you have taught?
What is the definition of learning? - ✔✔Change in behavior of the learner as a result
of experience.
Modern learning theory grew out of two concepts of how people learn. What are they?
- ✔✔*Behaviorism*: reinforcement of desired behaviors by someone other than the
student to shape or control what is learned.
*Cognitive Theory*: What is going on inside the student's mind.
"*Combination Theory*"
Why are perceptions so important to learning? - ✔✔Initially, all learning comes from
perceptions.
What factors affect perceptions? - ✔✔*Physical Organism*: 5 senses
*Goals and Values*: experiences sensations are colored by individual's G&V
*Self-concept*
*Time and Opportunity*: new learning depends on previous learning
*Element of Threat*: Fear adversely affects perception by narrowing the perceptual
field.
Define *insight* - ✔✔Grouping of perceptions into meaningful wholes.
,How does a student acquire knowledge (3 phases)? - ✔✔Memorization
Understanding
Application
How can instructor help students in acquiring knowledge? - ✔✔Have students
practice. Ask questions to be sure they understand. Present opportunities to solve
problems or make decisions. Test the limits of their knowledge. Show benefits of
understanding and apply knowledge. Introduce new topics as they support, whenever
possible.
What are the principles (laws) of learning? - ✔✔*R*eadyness
*E*exercise
*E*ffect
*P*rimacy
*I*ntensity
*R*ecency
What are the three domains of learning? - ✔✔*C*- Cognitive
*A*- Affective
*P*- Psychomotor
What are the four basic levels of learning? - ✔✔*R*ote
*U*nderstanding
*A*pplication
*C*orrelation
, What are the characteristics of learning? - ✔✔*P*urposeful
*E*xperience
*M*ultifaceted
*A*ctive process
What are the three stages of acquiring skill knowledge? - ✔✔Cognitive
Associative
Automatic Response Stage
What are two kinds of errors? - ✔✔*Slip*: plan to do one thing but inadvertently
does something else
*Mistake*: plans to do the wrong thing and is successful
How can a student make errors be a valuable learning resource? - ✔✔Ask the student
why the error happened, and what could have been done to prevent it. Be careful not to
let students practice the wrong thing.
Define "*memory*" - ✔✔The ability of people to encode, store, and retrieve
information.
What are the three types of memory? - ✔✔*Sensory*: input from the environment,
information is then sent to short-term
*Short-term*: stored briefly (30 seconds), fades or is consolidated in long-term
*Long-term*: relatively permanent storage of unlimited information
What are threats to remembering what has been learned during training? - ✔✔Lack
of practice
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