Willingham's Learning Theory

Question 1 of 10

2

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Willingham disagreed with ( Piaget, Bloom, Dweck, Peterson, Vygotsky ) about learning and development, believing development to have more factors; to be more variable.
He also disagreed with the "( Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Multiple Intelligences, Taxonomy, Mindset )" Theory of Learning.

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

2

Willingham combined a number of other theories into his theory.
These included:
❌ (Shown in the diagram)
The ❌ of Memory
The ❌ Theory

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Bloom's Taxonomy

Multi-Store Model

TORM

Multiple Intelligences

Piagetian

Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic

Needs

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

The first major principle that Willingham believed is that Cognitive Development builds on Prior Knowledge.
Therefore, no new idea can be fully learned without prior knowledge.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

The second major principle Willingham believed was that development occurs in distinctive stages.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

3

What did Willingham believe about Practise? (Tick all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

Practice and effort are very important
Practice and effort are not very important
Practice shouldn't be too easy or too hard
Practice should lead to "Overlearning"
"Overlearning" is harmful
Practice frees up space in the working memory store
Practice frees up space in the Long-Term memory store

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

3

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

( Ericsson et al., Piaget and Inhelder, Gunderson, Murdoch ) (1993) supports Willingham's theory.
This study showed that the ( best violinists practise the most, best footballers practise the most, most intelligent people revise a lot, best footballers practise less over time ), however this study was not very ( objective, ethical, subjective, androcentric ).

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

2

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

( Gilbert, Bouchard and McGue, Yuille and Cutshall, Loftus and Palmer ) (1957) supports Willingham's theory.
This experiment showed that ( overlearning, exercise, reading, writing, speaking ) leads to better memory retention.

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

2

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

However, studies like ( Bouchard and McGue, Loft and Parmley, McGregor, Vaygotsky ) (1981) suggest development, especially cognitive development, is more down to ( genetics than environment, environment than genetics, diet than exercise, parenting than school ), countering Willingham's theory.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Willingham disagreed fundamentally with Carol Dweck's mindset theory.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Willingham disagreed fundamentally with Vygotsky and the idea of social (co-learning).

Select one of the following:

True
False

	Created by Ablazej P about 8 years ago

GCSE Psychology (Topic 1: Development) Quiz on Willingham's Learning Theory, created by Ablazej P on 07/03/2018.

Willingham's Learning Theory

Willingham's Learning Theory

Question 1 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

Willingham combined a number of other theories into his theory. These included: ❌ (Shown in the diagram) The ❌ of Memory The ❌ Theory

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

The first major principle that Willingham believed is that Cognitive Development builds on Prior Knowledge. Therefore, no new idea can be fully learned without prior knowledge.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

The second major principle Willingham believed was that development occurs in distinctive stages.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

What did Willingham believe about Practise? (Tick all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Willingham disagreed fundamentally with Carol Dweck's mindset theory.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Willingham disagreed fundamentally with Vygotsky and the idea of social (co-learning).

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Willingham combined a number of other theories into his theory.
These included:
❌ (Shown in the diagram)
The ❌ of Memory
The ❌ Theory

The first major principle that Willingham believed is that Cognitive Development builds on Prior Knowledge.
Therefore, no new idea can be fully learned without prior knowledge.