Near vs Far Transfer of Skills and Knowledge

According to Bugelski, learning involves the acquisition of which of the following?

Which principle of learning suggests that learning occurs inside the learner and is activated by the learner?

What does Horne and Pine's principle of learning being an evolutionary process imply?

What is one of the richest resources for learning?

What does self-efficacy refer to?

According to the Self-determination theory, what do people need in order to be motivated to grow and change?

What affects motivation to perform according to the Expectancy-Value theory?

What does the Attribution Theory look at?

What is critical for developing motivation and successful learning?

Which technique in motivating learners involves offering them opportunities to undertake challenges?

What type of learning involves the assimilation of values, emotional reactions, and acquisition of attitudes?

Which learning style prefers to learn by being creative and using imagination, and searching for alternative solutions to problems?

What is the goal of education?

Which type of learning is concerned with the understanding of the external world through the senses and muscles?

What is the process referred to as 'the acquisition and development of memories and behaviors'?

Which type of learner prefers to learn by studying about ideas and how things are related?

Which learning style prefers learning by seeing tangible results and knowing exactly what is expected?

What is the goal of cognitive learning?

Which type of learner prefers to learn by studying about things directly affecting people’s lives?

Which type of learner prefers to learn by planning and carrying out a project of his own making?

What is the underlying principle behind Learning by motivation?

What are the three simultaneous processes involved in Jerome Bruner's Instrumental Conceptualism Learning?

Which stage of Bruner's model involves children representing and understanding using physical actions?

According to David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory, what is 'Abstract Conceptualization'?

What does Merlin Wittrock's Generative Learning Theory aim to do with new information and knowledge already collected and stored?

In the context of transfer of learning, what occurs when learning in one context positively improves performance in another?

Which stage of Bruner's model involves children using words and ideas to represent and understand the world around them?

What type of learning is defined by David Kolb as 'the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience'?

In Merlin Wittrock's Generative Learning Theory, what does 'Elaboration' involve?

According to the Generative Learning Theory, what is the primary goal of 'Recall'?

What does 'Transfer of Learning' refer to?

What is 'Active Experimentation' according to David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory?

What does 'Negative Transfer' refer to in the context of transfer of learning?

What type of transfer tasks involve skills and knowledge being applied in changing situations?

Which type of transfer of skills and knowledge are applied the same way every time they are used?

When does vertical transfer occur?

In which theory of transfer of learning is the transfer facilitated by similar factors occurring in an earlier learning situation?

What does the Gestalt theory of transfer state is best for achieving transfer of learning?

What is intrinsic motivation?

Which type of motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive?

What theory asserts that education is largely a matter of training or disciplining the mind with vigorous mental exercises in various subjects?

What is the process of relating new ideas or mental states to a store of old ones called?

What is the need or desire to do something referred to as?

Which type of motivation originates from the learning environment and comes from the expectation of punishment and reward?

What kind of motivation comes from finding pleasure in the activity itself?

Which theory emphasizes the concept of imitation as a form of learning?

What are the four separate processes involved in observational learning according to the text?

According to David Ausubel’s Meaningful Reception Theory, what does the learning of new knowledge rely on?

Which process by which meaningful learning occurs involves the accommodation of new information by changing or expanding the concept?

What is Wolfgang Kohler’s Insight Theory focused on?

What does Gestalt Theory emphasize about the whole of anything?

What is one of the laws of organization according to Gestalt Theory?

According to Social Cognitive Learning Theory, what process is influenced by characteristics of the model?

What does David Ausubel’s Meaningful Reception Theory focus on?

Which theory views learning as a change in knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, or beliefs?

According to Gestalt Theory, teachers should encourage their students to do what in order to promote learning?

What type of learning is emphasized by Wolfgang Kohler’s Insight Theory?

Which type of learners prefer to learn by listening?

Which type of learners prefer print materials and visual cues?

Which type of learners like to manipulate objects during learning?

Who proposed the Cumulative Learning Theory which emphasizes mastering each step before progressing to the next?

According to the Thorndike Theory of Learning, how are connections formed between stimulus and response?

Which law of learning states that exercise, practice, or repetition strengthens the bonds between stimulus and response?

Who proposed the Social Cognitive Learning Theory?

In Gagne's Hierarchy of Learning, what is the simplest form of learning known as?

Which theory of learning emphasizes learning through selecting and connecting?

In Thorndike's Law of Effect, what happens if a response is followed by an annoying state of affairs?

'Chain Learning' occurs when the learner may combine or chain two or more responses to develop a more complex response. What type of learning does this represent?

Which type of learners prefers learning through experiential activities?