Study of Learning

1. LEARNING DEFINED

1.1. Learning is an enduring change in behavior, or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion, which results from practice or other forms of experience.

2. PRECURSORS OF MODERN LEARNING THEORIES

2.1. Learning Theory and Philosophy

2.2. Beginnings of the Psychological Study of Learning

2.3. Structuralism and Functionalism

3. LEARNING THEORY AND RESEARCH

3.1. Functions of Theory

3.2. Conducting Research

4. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

4.1. Direct Observations

4.2. Written Responses

4.3. Oral Responses

4.4. Ratings by Others

5. RELATION OF LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION

5.1. Historical Perspective

5.2. Instructional Commonalities

5.3. Integration of Theory and Practice

6. CRITICAL ISSUES FOR LEARNING THEORIES

6.1. How Does Learning Occur?

6.2. What Is the Role of Memory?

6.3. What Is the Role of Motivation?