People transfer learning with difficulty, needing both content and context learning. Learners are receivers of knowledge. Learners are active constructors of knowledge. Learning is behavioristic and involves the strengthening of stimulus and response. Learning is cognitive and in a constant state of growth.
Learners are blank slates ready to be filled with knowledge.
Learners bring their own needs and experiences to learning situations. Skills and knowledge are best acquired independent of context. Skills and knowledge are best acquired within realistic contexts. Forms of higher-order outcomes such as motivation, intellectual curiosity, and the habits of lifelong learning are especially relevant because these are the most challenging types of learning to develop. Every type of learning is difficult to assess, and JILR will publish results based upon a wide range of traditional and alternative assessment strategies.