Robert gagne conditions of learning

1965 book by Robert M. Gagné

Conditions of Learning, by Robert M. Gagné, was originally published in 1965 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and describes eight kinds of learning and nine events of instruction.

This theory of learning involved two steps.^[1] The theory stipulates that there are several different types or levels of learning. The significance of these classifications is that each different type requires different types of instruction.

Gagné identifies five major categories of learning: verbal information, intellectual skills, cognitive strategies, motor skills and attitudes.

Robert gagne conditions of learning theory

Different internal and external conditions are necessary for each type of learning. For example, for cognitive strategies to be learned, there must be a chance to practice developing new solutions to problems; to learn attitudes, the learner must be exposed to a credible role model or persuasive arguments.

Gagné suggests that learning tasks for intellectual ski