GAGNE'S EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

GAGNE'S EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

To Gagne, learning is the learner’s activity. The teacher cannot substitute his activity for that of the student. However, the teacher can provide necessary conditions in which the student can learn more.

According to Gagne, the following are the instructional functions of the teacher.
Informing the learner of the objectives.
1. presenting stimuli
2. Increasing learner’s attention.
3. Helping the learner recall what he has previously learned.
4. Providing conditions that will evoke the particular performance.
5. Determining the sequences of learning
6. Promoting and guiding the learning.

Gagne’s learning hierarchy is useful in teaching

Applications in teachingGagne are learning hierarchy helps the teacher identify suitable learning types for the learners.

1. It helps the teacher select appropriate teaching technique.

2. It helps the teacher select suitable content or unit for teaching for teaching
3. It helps the teacher decide what lower behaviors or subordinate skills should be taught before teaching higher learning types.
4. It helps the teacher to break a complex task into component skills and teach those skills only that the students are lacking.
5. Textbooks can be produced on the basis of the task analysis of learning objectives.