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connectionism [kəˈnɛkʃənɪzəm] n (Psychology) Psychol the theory that the connections between brain cells mediate thought and govern behaviour How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The instructor should guide the learners through the application of a variety of learning theories especially the connectionism theory of Thorndike and Gagne's theories of leaning conditions among others. are among the most vociferous critics of connectionism. This perspective is used to support the notion of a spiral curriculum which takes connectionism into account by returning periodically to concepts at a later time, when more knowledge, maturity, and understanding have been gained by the learner and by allowing the concepts to be expanded upon at this later time. |
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