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...
Reflections On New Teaching Horizons!
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published September 26, 2012 · Last modified November 18, 2020
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...
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published July 10, 2012 · Last modified November 18, 2020
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...
Articles / Class management / Learning theories
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published September 14, 2011 · Last modified March 4, 2014
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...
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published August 24, 2011 · Last modified November 18, 2020
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...
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published August 17, 2011 · Last modified September 21, 2020
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....
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...
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published June 10, 2011 · Last modified November 18, 2020
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...
by MOHAMMED RHALMI · Published June 9, 2011 · Last modified November 18, 2020
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...
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...
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...