1901

• Thorndike & Woodworth among first to examine assumptions about learning.

• Doctrine of “formal discipline” prevalent.

  • Practice by learning very difficult subjects led to development of general learning skills and attention.

• Studies raised serious questions about fruitfulness of designing educational experiences on the assumption of formal discipline.
• More modern theories of learning specify important practices and learner characteristics.

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