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2. TEACHING AND LEARNING
INtErdEpeNDENCE
Teaching is an art of science. It is an
art science since it shows talent and
creativity.
The aim of teaching is to learn by
students.
Learning involves the acquisition of
knowledge, skill, belief and
behaviours.

3. DEFINITIONS OF LEARNING
 Definitions of
learning are numerous;
according to different
theoretical perspe
ctives definition vary.

4. BEHAVIOURIST VIEW
 Schools of thought which describe learning as
connection between stimulus and response
are the behaviourist schools.
Important contributors
 Watson
 Skinner
 Thorndike

5. MAJOR TENETS
 Learning brings about changes in
behaviour.
Learning deals with obserable and
measurable behavioural changes.
The process of behavioural change
is known as conditioning.

6. COGNITIVE VIEW
 The focus of cognitive theory is on learning as
information processing. The process of
learning involves the individual’s perception,
interpretation and recall of information.
 Important contributors
 Piaget
 Bruner

7. MAJOR TENETS
Learning is an active process of
change in cognitive structure.
Learning proceeds through the
thinking processs that includes
reasoning and abstraction.

8. CONSTRUCTIVIST VIEW
 Constructivist philosopher’s believe
that cognition is constructed by the
learner as a function of their
experiences in situation.
Important Contributors
 John Dewey
 Vygotsky

9. MAJOR TENETS
Learning is the process of
construction of knowledge by the
learner.
Learning occurs when the learner
bridge the prior knowledge with
the new knowledge and interpret
own meanings.