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Sociocultural

Connectivism

Adult Learning Theory

Sociocultural

How Learning Occurs
Major Theorists

Attention - A student must be engaged Retention - A student must be able to remember what they have experienced Reproduction - A student must be given time to practice what they have learned

Vygotsky Bandura

Major Characteristics

- Learners must have social interaction - Language is essential to learning - A student must be able to see the benefit of a new behavior for long term assimilation.

Best Types of Learning

Students will learn best through explicit, implicit and observational learning

The Role of Memory

(Allman, 2022) (Loveless, 2022) (Ornstein & Hunkins, 2018)

Learners will remember more when they are able to converse with a more experienced partner.

Connectivism

Major Theorists
How Learning Occurs

Siemens Downes

- Learning and knowledge rests in the diversity of opinions. - Learning is a process of connecting. - Learning may reside in non-human appliances. - Learning is more critical than knowing.

Major Characteristics

- Use of technology - Connections that are made need to be maintained - Accurate, up to-date information is used

Best Types of Learning

Visual, distance, explicit, and implicit learning is best

The Role of Memory

More likely to remember something if the connection is meaningful to the individual

(Loveless, 2022) (Ornstein & Hunkins, 2018) (Western Governors University, 2021)

Adult Learning Theory

Major Theorists
How Learning Occurs

Knowles is the main theorist

- Through reflection - Active participation - Collaboration of projects - Self-Directed

Major Characteristics

- Adults want to be involved in the planning and evaluation process of their own instruction - All experiences provide context for learning - Adults want to learn things related to their life - Adult learning is about problem solving

Best Types of Learning

(All) Explicit, Implicit, Cooperative, Auditory, Visual

The Role of Memory

(Loveless, 2022) (Ornstein & Hunkins, 2018) (Adult Learning Theory, 2010)

Memory is a process of understanding, encoding, and remembering