Learning Theories - Cognitive Learning Theories CHAPTER

CHAPTER 5• LEARNING THEORIES - COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORIESINTRODUCTIONSometimes you wonder why theteacher use colourful chalk with someof the words written on the board.Sometimes the teacher write in capitalletter with important words.These are useful as guides for the students to differentiate the important and unimportantfacts. In other words, accurate perception is important in good learning. It is part of theGestalt principles. Clearly, these principles are useful as guide for teachers as theyorganize their materials and learning activities. So in this chapter, we will discuss the originand features of cognitive theory and relate them to cognitive constructivism and meaningfullearning. Figure 5.1 give you some ideas related to cognitive learning theory covered inthis topic.i.105Figure 5.1: Cognitive learning theory covered in this topic.105