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Learning is a complex set of processes that may vary according to the developmental level of
the learner, the nature of the task, and the context in which the learning is to occur. As already
indicated, no one theory can capture all the variables involved in
learning.
A learning theory is made up of a set of constructs linking observed changes in
performance with whatever is thought to bring about
those changes. Therefore since learning is a complex set of processes that may vary according to the
developmental level of the learner, the nature of the task, and the context in
References:
Gredler, M. E. (2001).
Learning and instruction: Theory into practice (4th Ed.). Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
A learning theory, there, comprises a set of
constructs linking
observed changes in performance with what is thought to bring about
those changes.
References:
Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd Ed.).
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn
& Bacon.
which the learning is to occur, it is apparent that no one theory can capture all the variables involved in learning.