COMPARATIVE TABLE

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF LEARNING THEORIES

Works For

Doesn't Work For

Background

As expected, a theory that teaches behavior and responses...Click + for more

Behavior modification.Environmentally-queued response. Regulatory or routine skills.

Collaborative and creative skills are needed.The topic requires the learner to create.

BEHAVIORISM

This theory looks at learning as a constructive process... Click + for more

Memorization is needed.The instructor has time or resource limitations.

Critical thinking concepts.Social skill development. "Soft skill" topics.

CONSTRUCTIVISM

Highly specialized topics are introduced to a naive audience.Centrally-authorized bodies control the material, experience, and/or assessment.

Asynchronous, multi-media learning provide the nodes... Click + for more

Adult professionals who have the discipline to connect experience and resources together

CONNECTIVISM

Specialization of a student cohort with dedicated goals. It often requires that specialization to have pre-requisite purposes (either pre-req skills or intention).

New, abstract and unrelated concepts are deployed without background. Click + for more

This theory proffers that adults are self-directed in learning... Click + for more

ANDRAGOGY

A theory that focuses on the efficiency... Click + for more

Novice tasksProgressively more difficult or abstract tasks Multimedia presentation

Group work requiring creative output.Instructors withdrawing from novices too early

COGNITIVISM