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Theory and Education

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Reflective teaching and learning process enriches the student process in learning. The use

of the meaningful learning theory provides an avenue for constructing knowledge based on the

available content or knowledge of the learner. In most cases, meaningful learning theory utilizes

examples and instance which the learner has an encounter with or learnt through other

educational process (Sousa, et al., 2015). After the introduction to familiar instance, the learner

can then link a new information to the past information through available cognitive structure

based on superordinate, representational and, or combinatorial processes. The learning theory,

therefore provide a platform for building on verbatim basis or on existing previous knowledge.

The learning theory is advantageous since it initiates learning through initial creation of interest

and trust of the learner before it introduces a new concept (Sousa, et al., 2015). Once the students

gain interest on the content, the teacher introduces a new concept building on the previous

content hence providing flow of information which results in meaningful learning.

Instructional design requires a guideline to direct the ideas and improve the

implementation process. Adult learning theories provide an overview of the reception of

information through various constructive process. The theories play a pivotal role in designing an

educational setting to meet the learning requirements. Taking for example, in a learning process

pragmatic perspective allows the educator to structure and restructure the curricula to fit the

specific needs as well as developing evaluation approaches towards a selected learning theory

implementation procedure. More so, learning theory provides a learning objective as a well as

the instructional strategies. With the wide variety of Adult learning theories such as behavioral,

cognitivism, experimental learning, social theory, motivational models and reflective models

provides a wide range of tools to choose the approach to the learning process.
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Reference

Sousa, A. T. O. D., Formiga, N. S., Oliveira, S. H. D. S., Costa, M. M. L., & Soares, M. J. G. O.

(2015). Using the theory of meaningful learning in nursing education. Revista brasileira

de enfermagem, 68(4).