ROBERT GAGNE: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THEORY

1. ROBERT GAGNE: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THEORY Amanda Brunstorm Jessica Burton Michael Hynes

2. Basic Principles of Gagne’s Theory • Involved with the U.S. Air force when he started thinking of his theory • Called his theory the “condition of learning” • Consisted of 3 main principles • Building towards a final product • Making sure that each step is completed before moving onto the next on • Making sure the steps were in some sort of sequence so that they related to the finished product at the end • Citation: (Virginia Tech University)

3. Gagne’s main contributions to learning instruction were • 5 learning capabilities • 9 steps to successful learning

4. Gagne’s Taxonomy of Learning Outcomes • These skills are learned throughout every lesson. • The teacher should teach the lesson with these goals in mind. • Citation: (George Mason University)

5. Taxonomy Categories Intellectual Skills • Knowing how to do something • Examples: reading a novel, measuring a line segment Cognitive Strategy • The way students learn and remember things • Examples: ACE reading strategy (answer, cite, explain), pnemonic devices Verbal Information • Stating knowledge already learned • Examples: memorizing vocabulary words, reciting a poem from memory

6. Taxonomy Categories Attitude • Personal interest and beliefs affect what a student will do • Examples: Writing an essay on art history, doing a book report on a fiction book as opposed to an autobiography Motor Skills • Using the muscles in relation to body movements • Examples: Using the hand to write, kicking a soccer ball

7. Matching • Intellectual skills • Cognitive strategy • Verbal information • Attitude • Motor skills • memorizing vocabulary words, reciting a poem from memory • Writing an essay on art history, doing a book report on a fiction book as opposed to an autobiography • reading a novel, measuring a line segment • Using the hand to write, kicking a soccer ball • ACE reading strategy, pneumonic devices

8. Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction • Gaining Attention • Informing the Learner of the Objective • Stimulating Recall of Prior Learning • Presenting the Stimulus • Providing Learner Guidance • Eliciting Performance • Giving Feedback • Assessing Performance • Enhancing Retention and Transfer

9. Pnemonic Devices • G • I • S • P • P • E • G • A • E • G • I • S • P • P • E • G • A • E

10. Technology Implementation • http://www.lessonplanspage.com/mathtellingtimeto5minutes2-htm/

11. Strengths & Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses Very detailed- Teacher could become overwhelmed Not all lessons will necessarily follow the taxonomy of learning outcomes • Taxonomy skills are used in everyday life- applicable to real life • Student-centered approach • Systematic, step-by-step logical approach

12. Behaviorism vs. Constructivism • Behaviorism • Observed changes in behavior, automatic function • Constructivism • Individual experiences, problem solving in different situations

13. Constructivism • Through the nine events of instruction and the taxonomy of learning outcomes, the student is prepared to problem solve. The student will be able to apply what is learned in the classroom and apply it to real life. • Gagne’s 3 main principles for his learning theory have to do with following steps to solve a problem or come up with a finished product. Teachers help guide students through these steps by following Gagne’s 9 events of instruction.

14. References • George Mason University. Gagne’s Five Learned Capabilities. Retrieved from http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/Resources2/gagnetax.htm • Instructional Development Timeline. Retrieved from http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=12152&project_step=28465 • University of Florida. (2011, Oct 31). Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction. Retrieved from http://www.citt.ufl.edu/toolbox/toolbox_gagne9Events.php • Virginia Tech University. Robert Mills Gagne. Retrieved from http://www.nvc.vt.edu/alhrd/Theorists/Gagne.htm