Robert Gagné and instructional design
Gagné was one of the first educational psychologists to tap the secret of the science of instruction. His work during World War II focused on how to better train pilots in the Army Air...
Category: Learning theories
Approaches to language autonomy in language learning
Autonomy in language learning The main idea behind learner autonomy is that learners should be able to take charge of their own learning. Being dependent on the teacher wouldn’t help the learning process. Students...
Why Stop Teaching?
Stop teaching! That’s what I say to myself when I feel I’m too invasive in my teaching, when I interfere too much in the classroom activities, when I jump at every hurdles that my...
Robert Gagné’s nine events of learning
Robert Gagné Robert Mills Gagné was an American educational psychologist. In his book Conditions of Learning he developed studies about what he considered to be good instruction. Robert Gagné first worked for the air...
Implication of Bruner’s learning theory on teaching
Implication of Bruner’s learning theory This post tries to describe the implication of Bruner’s learning theory. It starts by a brief presentation of his theory and ends up with specific implications on teaching practices....
Jerome Bruner’s Constructivist Theory
Constructivist Theory This post is about Jerome Bruner’s constructivist theory. Jerome Bruner was one of the most influential constructivists. He was influenced by Piaget’s ideas about cognitive development in children. His ideas have been...
What is Experiential Education?
What is an experience? Before dealing with experiential education, let’s first define what is meant by experience. Experience refers to an event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone. Experience is an essential...
John Dewey’s Educational Philosophy
John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer. He was born in 1859 and died in 1952. His ideas have been influential in education and social reform. He was one of the...
What is Schema Theory?
Schema Theory Schema theory views organized knowledge as an elaborate network of abstract mental structures which represent one’s understanding of the world. These structures are called schema (plural, schemata or schemas). The concept of schemata...
Ausubel’s Learning Theory
David Paul Ausubel was an American psychologist whose most significant contribution to the fields of educational psychology, cognitive science, and science education learning, was on the development and research on meaningful learning and advance...
