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LEARNING THEORIES: PART 1

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Learning Theories: Part 1

BEHAVIORISM
COGNITIVISM

Constructivism

Mitchell BellGrand Canyon University, EDU 522

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Behaviorism

MAJOR THEORISTS

MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS
  • OBSERVABLE AND MEASURABLE- NOT COGNTIVE (ORNSTEIN & HUNKINS, 2016)
  • REINFORCEMENT- STIMULUS AND RESPONSE IS DETERMINED BY DRIVE AND REWARD (ORNSTEIN & HUNKINS, 2016)
  • IVAN PAVLOV: CONTRIBUTED TO CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
  • EDWARD THORNDIKE: CONTRIBUTED TO THE ROLE OF EXPERIENCE IN STRENGTHENING AND WEAKENING STIMULUS RESPONSE CONNECTIONS
  • JOHN WATSON: CONTRIBUTED TO FREQUENCY: THE MORE FREQUENT A STIMULUS RESPINSE OCCURS, THE STRONGER THE HABIT BECOMES
  • EDWIN GUTHRIE: CONTRIBUTED TO CONTIGUITY. THE SAME RESPONSE WILL OCCUR DURING REPEATED EXPOSURE
  • BF SKINNER: CONTRIBUTED TO OPERANT CONDITIONING (CLARK, 2018)
ROLE OF MEMORY-BEHAVIOR IS SHAPED BY REPEATED DEMONSTRATION AND OBSERVATION
LEARNING BEST EXPLAINED BY BEHAVIORISM IS CLASSICAL, OPERANT, AND OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

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Cognitivism

MAJOR THEORISTS
  • MARIA MONTESSORI- LOOK AND LISTEN:
  • JEAN PIAGET-CHILD BUILDS ON REFLEXES
  • LEV VYGOTSKY-CHILD DEVELOPMENT IS SHAPED BY INDIVIDUALS INTERACTIONS
MEMORY IS GAINED BY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION. SHORT-TERM MEMORY IS SUBCONSCIOUS
MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS:
FOCUSES ON HOW INDIVIDUALS PROCESS INFORMATION, HOW THEY MONITOR AND MANAGE THEIR THINKING, AND THE RESULTS OF THEIR THINKING ON THEIR INFORMATION PROCESSING (ORNSTEIN & HUNKINS, 2016)

TYPES OF LEARNING CAN INCLUDE PROVIDING DEMONSTRATIONS, MNEMONICS, AND DETAILED REAL WORLD SCENARIOS.

LEARNING OCCURS BY: MAKING INSTRUCTION MEANINGFUL. COGNITIVISM EMPHASIZES THE LEARNING PROCESS OF THINKING, REMEMBERING, PERCEIVING, INTERPRETING, REASONING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING (CLARK, 2018)

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Constructivism

MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS

MAJOR THEORISTS

  • jean Piaget-Cognitive Constructivism
  • LEV VYGOTSKY-SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
  • JOHN DEWEY-VALUED REAL LIFE PROBLEMS AS EDUATIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • KNOWLEDGE IS CONSTRUCTED, NOT ABSORBED
  • LEARNING IS AN ACTIVE PROCESS

ROLE OF MEMORY

LEARNING OCCURS BY...
  • LEARNERS WILL REMEMBER INFORMATION IF IT IS PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL TO THEM

LEARNING OCCURS BY EXPERIENCES. IT IS SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED AND BUILDS UPON THE FOUNDATIONS FROM PREVIOUS LEARNING

TYPES OF LEARNING (3)

  1. SOCIAL: KNOWLEDGE IS CREATED THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
  2. COGNITIVE: KNOWLEDGE IS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH MENTAL PROCESSES
  3. RADICAL CONSTRUCTIVISM: KNOWLEDGE IS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES

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REFERENCES

Clark, K. R. (2018). Learning Theories: Behaviorism. Radiologic Technology, 90(2), 172–175. Clark, K. R. (2018). Learning Theories: Cognitivism. Radiologic Technology, 90(2), 176–179. Gould, M. (2023). Learning process. Salem Press Encyclopedia. Ornstein, A. C., & Hunkins, F. P. (2016). Curriculum: foundations, principles, and issues. (7th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN-13: 9780134060354

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