Gagné’s assumption is that different types of learning exist, and that different instructional conditions are most likely to bring about these different types of learning. His theory includes 5 categories of Learning:

1-Intellectual Skills

2-Cognitive Skills

3-Verbal Information

4-Motor Skills

5-Attitudes

 

Gagné was also influential in the Instructional Design field, as his 9 steps of instruction have become the basis for many Instructional Design models.

 

1-Gain Attention

2-Tell the objective

3-Recall prior learning

4-Present the content

5-Provide learning guidance

6-Elicit performance

7-Provide feedback

8-Assess performance

9-Enhance learning transfer and retention

 

1916-2002

Robert M. Gagné was an American educational psychologist who is best known for his book The Conditions of Learning (1968)
 

 

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