Near vs Far Transfer of Skills and Knowledge
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According to Bugelski, learning involves the acquisition of which of the following?

  • Knowledge, skills, habits, attitudes, and ideals (correct)
  • Musical talents only
  • Artistic creativity only
  • Physical strength and endurance
  • Which principle of learning suggests that learning occurs inside the learner and is activated by the learner?

  • Learning is an experience which occurs inside the learner and is activated by the learner (correct)
  • Learning (behavioral change) is a consequence of experience
  • Learning is the discovery of personal meaning and relevance of ideas
  • Cooperation fosters learning
  • What does Horne and Pine's principle of learning being an evolutionary process imply?

  • Learning only occurs through formal education
  • Learning has no connection to natural selection or evolution
  • Learning involves adapting to new information and environments (correct)
  • Learning is a static process that does not change over time
  • What is one of the richest resources for learning?

    <p>The learner himself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does self-efficacy refer to?

    <p>An individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to reach a goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Autonomy, competence, and relatedness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Expectation and value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Attribution Theory look at?

    <p>How people make sense of cause and effect inferences about behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is critical for developing motivation and successful learning?

    <p>Learning how to deal with failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Challenging them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Affective learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Intuitive-Feeling or Self-Expressive Learner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of education?

    <p>Relatively permanent change in behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Psychomotor learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The learning process</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Intuitive-Thinking or Understanding Learner</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Sensing-Thinking or Master Learner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of cognitive learning?

    <p>Development of ideas and concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Sensing-Feeling or Interpersonal Learner</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Intuitive-Thinking or Understanding Learner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying principle behind Learning by motivation?

    <p>Arousing individual attention and interest towards a definite goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Acquisition, transformation, and evaluation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Enactive mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Concluding or learning from experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Integrate it into a form that is easily remembered and accessed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Positive transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Symbolic mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Experiential learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Connecting and adding new concepts to existing information</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To encourage learners to learn content based on facts using acquired information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Transfer of Learning' refer to?

    <p>Applying previously learned knowledge to new situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Planning or trying out what you have learned</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Learning in one context negatively impacting performance in another</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Far transfer tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Near transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does vertical transfer occur?

    <p>When a student masters simple grammatical rules</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Identical elements theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Being in the best frame of mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is intrinsic motivation?

    <p>Motivation that originates from the student’s inner self</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Intrinsic motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mental discipline theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Apperception</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Drive Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>External motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Intrinsic motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Social Cognitive Learning Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Attention, retention, production, motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>What is already known</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Correlative Subsumption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Wolfgang Kohler’s Insight Theory focused on?

    <p>Insightful problem solving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Gestalt Theory emphasize about the whole of anything?

    <p>The whole is greater than the sum of its parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Proximity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Attention</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Meaningful learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Gestalt Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Discover relationships of problem elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Insightful problem solving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of learners prefer to learn by listening?

    <p>Auditory learners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of learners prefer print materials and visual cues?

    <p>Visual learners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of learners like to manipulate objects during learning?

    <p>Tactile learners</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Robert Gagne</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Through trial and error</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Law of Exercise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the Social Cognitive Learning Theory?

    <p>Albert Bandura</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Signal Learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory of learning emphasizes learning through selecting and connecting?

    <p>Thorndike Theory of Learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The strength of the connection is decreased</p> Signup and view all the answers

    '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?

    <p>Chain Learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of learners prefers learning through experiential activities?

    <p>Kinesthetic learners</p> Signup and view all the answers

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