A brief presentation of discussion for Foundations of Education: Biological-Psychological Foundations of Education. The presentation discuss about The Learning Process & Theories of Learning.
8. Learning
is any change that may take place
in one through the influence of
the outside world, whether the
influence be persons or things,
good or bad.
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15. Connectionism Theory
association is established between
stimulus and response. Practice
strengthens the association between
the stimulus and response.
Theories of Learning
18. Classical or Respondent Conditioning
the association between a
conditioned stimulus and a
response is strengthened by
repeated presentation with the
unconditional stimulus.
Theories of Learning
20. Instrumental or Operant Conditioning
the stimulus-response
pattern is strengthened by
immediately following the
response with the reinforcing
stimulus.
Theories of Learning
28. Recency
means that learning should be
made recent in the minds of
learners so that they will not
forget what they have learned.
(frequent review)
Factors Affecting Learning
29. Laws of Learning
consists of the Law of Readiness (learning is
facilitated when the subject is ready for it
mentally, physically, emotionally and socially),
Law of Exercise (frequent repetition will make
the lesson better mastered) and Law of
Effect (what is learned under satisfying
circumstances will be learned faster and
retained longer).
Factors Affecting Learning
42. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Have a fixed place and
time for study.
Management of Learning
43. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Remove distractions
Management of Learning
44. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Concentrate
Management of Learning
45. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Read the assignment
Management of Learning
46. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Make use of study tools
like the dictionary.
Management of Learning
47. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Space your learning of
different subjects so as to
avoid inhibition.
Management of Learning
48. Certain rules may be followed in order to study
effectively.
Review
Management of Learning
52. Since learning is habit
formation, there should be
no exception to following
the rules of good study
habits.
Management of Learning
53. Drill often on those things
that should be automatized
or those that will be
needed throughout life.
Management of Learning
54. The learning of any fact
or information will be
easier the more it is
associated with other
things. Recall will also be
easier.
Management of Learning