Applying Learning Theories to Medical Education

What is the main assumption of behaviorism in learning?

• Learner is active

• Learner is passive

• Learner is independent

• Learner is collaborative

In behaviorism, 'tabula rasa' refers to the learner starting as a (a)   .

• blank slate

• knowledgeable individual

• experienced learner

• skilled expert

Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

• A) Learning through rewards

• B) Learning through punishment

• C) Learning through association

• D) Learning through observation

What is the process of supporting students in their learning called?

• Scaffolding

• ZPD

• TBL

• Constructivism

Task-based learning (TBL) incorporates group dynamics and problem-solving approaches using real-life clinical problems. True or False?

• True

• False

In the third year of medical training, students have access to real patients. True or False?

• True

• False

Constructivism emphasizes on student's learning rather than (a)   .

• teacher's teaching

• student's teaching

• teacher's learning

• student's testing

The emphasis in constructivism is on student's learning rather than teacher's (a)   .

• teaching

• testing

• learning

• guiding

The constructivist approach allows learners to interpret (a)   . A) Single reality B) Multiple realities C) No reality D) Fixed reality.

• Single reality

• Multiple realities

• No reality

• Fixed reality

The text could be made interactive to keep pace with the learner's mode of learning, multimedia with hypertext linkages can lead to (a)   learning.

• Traditional

• Innovative

• Passive

• Redundant