CHAPTER FOUR MUSIC PEDAGOGY AND THEORIES OF LEARNING: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING

Prof. Agatha I. Onwuekwe

Abstract


The paper investigates music pedagogy and theories of learning with an emphasis on implications for classroom teaching and learning. The methodology for the study surveys, which according to Nworgu 2006 is “one in which a group of people or items is studied by collecting and analyzing data from only a few people or items considered to be representative of the entire population” (pp. 72-73). The theories of learning investigated include the Trial and Error propounded by Edward Thorndike, Classical Conditioning by Evan Pavlov, Operant Conditioning by. B. F. Skinner and the Cognitive learning propounded by Kofka, Kohler, and Wakemia. Findings reveal that each learning theorist emphasizes what the teacher should do to help the learner achieve the objectives of the teaching/learning process. Based on the findings, some recommendations are made among which is that teachers should go through these theories of learning to equip themselves better for their interaction with the learners in the classroom.

 

Keywords: Pedagogy, Theories of learning, Trial and error, Classical conditioning, Operant conditioning and Cognitive learning theory.

 


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