Explain how a cognitive task analysis differs from a traditional task analysis, both in its purpose and steps.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 2According to Gagn & Briggs, media should be selected
a. only for events the teacher cannot provide.
b. prior to planning instruction.
c. to match the types of instructional events.
d. to match student preferences.
Ques. 3Readiness for learning is defined by Gagn as
a. attitudes toward learning.
b. cognitive strategies.
c. mental set.
d. prerequisite skills.
Ques. 4In Gagn's view, learning how-to-learn skills are
a. attitudes toward learning.
b. cognitive strategies.
c. intellectual skills.
d. verbal information.
Ques. 5Learning to install fax machines is an example of
a. a hierarchy.
b. cognitive strategies.
c. intellectual skills.
d. procedures.
Ques. 6According to Gagne, telling is not appropriate for intellectual skills because the student
a. must be a good note taker.
b. must be able to recall all the details of presented information.
c. must be a good problem solver.
d. must interact with various symbols.
Ques. 7Gagn's nine phases of learning include all of the following except
a. acquisition and performance.
b. construction of learning materials.
c. preparation for learning.
d. transfer.
Ques. 8All of the following are characteristics of learning hierarchies except
a. each skill is an essential prerequisite to the next higher skill.
b. problem solving is the most complex skill.
c. the skills are a logical ordering of information.
d. the skills are in the domain intellectual skills.