Unlike many theories of learning the goal of this research is not to describe the psychological or biological workings of the mind and body that facilitate learning but to identify fundamental and universal principles that govern the learning process. Without knowing the details of how the mind works or how the cells of the human organism adapt to facilitate learning we can still understand the process of learning and come to understand the principles by which it is governed.
The learning environment can be one or both of the following: 1) Content providing: e.g. other skiers provide good and bad examples, mountain provides visual input to understand skiing (compared to talking about skiiing in a classroom, chalkboard drawings, pictures, video, etc...) 2) Performance enabling: e.g. the mountain, snow, a ski lift, provide a place to ski; skis, boots and poles provide equipment to ski. e.g. a harness can help a diver safely learn a new dive, e.g. a foam pit can help a gymnast safely learn a new move
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