Psychology GCSE
Willingham's Learning Theory
What Willingham's Learning Theory means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Willingham's Learning Theory
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The argument that the brain processes meaning rather than a preferred sensory channel, so matching teaching to a supposed style does not reliably improve learning.
Topics that use Willingham's Learning Theory
- Development (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Accommodation
- Active, discovery-based learning
- Application of developmental stages to education
- Application to examples of behaviour
- Assimilation
- Challenging Piaget’s methods
- Conservation and egocentricity
- Criticism of learning styles
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