Behavioral Profile of the Theory  Discussion of Application to a

Theories Theorist Statement the Theory Class

Gestalt - Forefront of Gestalt theory The Gestalt Theory Teachers should

psychology cognitive emphasizes that the of the psychology of encourage their
psychology. whole of anything is learning states students to discover
- It a post the greater than its parts. that every stimulus the relationship of the
external and That is, the attributes in learning is elements that make up
mechanistic focus of of the whole are not perceived by a problem.
behavior. deducible from analysis humans in its most Incongruities, gaps, or
-Gestalt means form of the parts in simple form, also disturbances are
or configuration
isolation. The word known as the Law of essential stimuli in the
Gestalt is used in Simplicity. learning process
modern German to
mean the way a thing
has been “placed,” or
“put together.” There
is no exact equivalent
in English.
Ausubel’s Theory Ausubel subsumption Says that meaningful Is concerned When a teacher
theory is based on the learning is a crucial with how individuals discussed a lesson they
idea that an type of learning for learn large amounts use a concept map/by
individual's existing classroom instruction. of meaningful presenting pictures.
cognitive structure So, meaningful learning material from
(organization, stability involves new verbal/textual
and clarity of knowledge that is presentations in a
knowledge in a related to what the school setting (in
particular subject) is learner already knows, contrast to theories
the principal and basic and it can be easily developed in the
factor influencing the retained and applied. context of
learning and laboratory
retention of experiments).
meaningful new Organizers act as a
material. subsuming bridge
between new
learning material
and existing related
ideas.