WEEK 5:

INSIGHT THEORY &

RECEPTION LEARNING

Prof. Ma. Laarni D. Buenaventura

Faculty
OVERVIEW:

This lesson provides essential information

on Insight Theory and Reception
Learning. Activities/ tasks included in this
lesson focus on how these theory may be
utilized by pre-service teachers in
designing classroom activities.
 ESSENTIAL QUESTION/S:

1. How can learning be enhanced?

REQUIRED VIDEO:
Insight Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmLAiDVdyX4
Reception Learning Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvyX5fAtl-k

REQUIRED READING:
● Toolkit Week 5: Insight Theory and Reception Learning
Theory pages 27 - 30
ACTIVITY:
What do you see in this photo?
Insight Theory
● Wolfgang Kohler - proponent

● Gestalt perspective

● Learning is a result of an insight or

sudden grasping of a solution, a flash of
understanding, without any process of
trial and error.

● All discoveries and inventions have

taken place through insight.
4 Mediating Processes

Goal Purposive Insight Goal

Behavior Achievement

● Behaviorist - learning by conditioning is applicable to all animals

and human beings in their early education.
● Insight learning - affirms that Cognitivist view that learning is
applicable for intelligent creatures both human and animals and
useful for higher learning. It can be done by observation,
perceiving the relationship and understanding the situation.
 RECEPTION LEARNING

● DAVID AUSEBEL - proponent

● Learning of new knowledge

occurs as a result of what is
already known.

● The construction of new

knowledge begins with
observation and recognition of
events and objects through
concepts that are already known.
 RECEPTION LEARNING
● Cognitivist in nature

● Individual learn by constructing a

network of concepts and adding to
them;

● Advance organizer is a mechanism to

help link new learning material with
existing related ideas;

● It is also helpful in process of learning

when difficult or complex material are
introduced.
 WATCH THIS
Insight Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmLAiDVdyX4
Reception Learning Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvyX5fAtl-k

Questions:

1. What are the important points to remember about Insight

Learning Theory and Reception Learning theory?
2. How is Insight Learning Theory and Reception Learning
theory be utilized in a teaching and learning process?
 RECEPTION LEARNING

Activity: Create your own intended specialization by

filling up this form. You may do research on the
internet, if needed.
Top 3 Majorship Skills Needed Skills that you Skills that you
have need to improve
on
 QUOTABLE QUOTES

BHURRUS F.
SKINNER
PROCESSING:

1. What are the educational implications of Insight Learning

and Reception Theory?
WEEK 5: (ASYNCHRONOUS SESSION)

1. Answer What I Learned this Week in the toolkit p. 30.

2. Upload your answers in the LMS on (date).
3. Read the next topic: Week 6 Discovery Learning Theory