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Unit 6: Learning Theories

much attention to their relationship with learners as to the content of the course, apt to accept Notes
feedback, both positive and negative, and to use it as constructive insight into themselves and
their behaviour. Learners are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning, provide
much of the input for the learning which occurs through their insights and experiences, are
encouraged to consider that the most valuable evaluation is self-evaluation and that learning
needs to focus on factors that contribute to solving significant problems or achieving significant
results.

Task Is any of the four theories of learning applicable to changing complex behaviours,
where the exhibited behaviour is a combination of many undesirable behaviours? Support
your answer with justified reasoning and examples.
Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. ……………….. stresses the importance of having a particular form of behaviour reinforced
by someone, other than the trainee, to shape or control what is learnt.

2. Two major branches of cognitive theory are the information processing model and the
…………………….. model.
3. ……………… approach provides a way to measure behavioural outcomes and promote
cognitive learning.
4. The social interaction theories stress that learning and subsequent changes in behaviour
take place as a result of interaction between the student and the ………………
5. Behaviourism theory provides the instructor with ways to manipulate students with
stimuli, induce the desired behaviour or response, and ………….. the behaviour with
appropriate rewards.
6. Facilitation theory or humanistic theory was advocated by ……………….

6.2 Theories of Forgetting

A consideration of why people forget may point the way to help them remember. Several
theories account for forgetting, including disuse, interference, and repression.

Disuse

The theory of disuse suggests that a person forgets those things that are not used. The high
school or college graduate is saddened by the lack of factual data retained several years after
graduation. Since the things that are remembered are those used on the job, a person concludes
that forgetting is the result of disuse. But the explanation is not quite so simple, which
Experimental studies show.

Example: A hypnotized person can describe specific details of an event which normally
is beyond recall.

Apparently the memory is there, locked in the recesses of the mind. The difficulty is summoning
it up to consciousness.

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