Principles of Learning

Miss Rita is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She started teaching volleyball to her Grade 2 class. Despite all her efforts, her class does not seem to learn how to play the game. What law of learning was disregarded?

• a. Law of Disuse

• b. Law of Effect

• c. Law of Exercise

• d. Law of Readiness

A music teacher is careful in planning activities for each lesson. He praises liberally and rewards correct answers. What view of learning is exhibited?

• a. Classical conditioning

• b. Meaningful learning

• c. Operant conditioning

• d. Social learning

Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?

• a. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students

• b. Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students

• c. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know

• d. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them

The students of Mrs. Reyes were not able to learn the concepts that she presented yesterday so she taught the same concepts again but this time using a different teaching method. What principle of learning was applied?

• a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways

• b. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging

• c. Learning by doing is more effective than just by sitting and listening

• d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions

The first people power was held in February 25, 1986. What kind of knowledge is presented?

• a. Conditional Knowledge

• b. Cognitive Knowledge

• c. Domain-Specific Knowledge

• d. Procedural Knowledge

The students of Mrs. Reyes were not able to learn the concepts that she presented yesterday so she taught the same concepts again but this time using a different teaching method. What principle of learning was applied?

• a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways

• b. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging

• c. Learning by doing is more effective than just by sitting and listening

• d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions

Alvin is a transferee and feels uneasy with his new school. His teacher is very accommodating, warm and caring. Alvin felt comfortable with the teacher display of genuine warmth. The teacher is consistent in his manner and Alvin began to associate school with the teacher's warmth. Which theory is being illustrated?

• a. Meaningful learning

• b. Operant conditioning

• c. Classical conditioning

• d. Observational learning

After just being introduced to another guest in the party, Tom cannot remember the name of the guest he was introduced to. In what memory stage was the information stored in?

• a. Episodic memory

• b. Semantic memory

• c. Sensory memory

• d. Working memory

Marga, a six year old, always asked her playmates to sit in front of her small black board and she plays teacher. Her mother is a teacher. What theory explains Marga's behavior?

• a. Classical Conditioning

• b. Operant Conditioning

• c. Social Learning

• d. Information Processing

Which theory operates on the "stimulus-response principle", which means all behaviors are caused by external stimuli?

• a. Contextual theory

• b. Behaviorist theory

• c. Cognitive theory

• d. Constructivist theory