Learning_Theories_W1

Unit 1

The TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

Teaching-learning and other educational processes have become as complicated as any other learning model due to the necessary interrelation of a series of factors, if we expect favorable results. If the essential factors are disconnected, the learning results will be deficient. Being a dynamic process, all the elements involved must be active.

The quality of learning will be directly linked to the relationships among the factors contributing to achieving education and strengthening knowledge.The teacher-student relationship is transcendental. The teacher must be attentive to each student’s aptitudes and interests, carrying out the necessary changes, so that each student is motivated and interested in acquiring new knowledge.

Learning begins from the moment of birth; a whole life is not enough to learn everything we would like. That learning results in a change in behavior and conduct, is a well-known fact, and it undoubtedly requires constant practice as it generates new experiences. In other words, learning is not only about increasing our knowledge; it goes much further, it has an impact on our behavior, helps us get rid of harmful conduct, and strengthens our actions, both in personal and work environments. This knowledge contributes to the economic, political, and social well-being of countries.

ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

COMPONENTS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

TOPICS TO REVIEW

External components are the family environment, society in which individuals develop; nature, economic means, the quality of schools, and access to technology; in other words, in the context and resources available to them.

Internal components are specific to each individual. Remember that the human being is unique and unrepeatable; therefore, each student has different capacities, interests, and emotions that conform to the psycho-affective area. Their intellectual level, intelligence, and most importantly, the higher brain functions, have to do with genetics where memory, communication, and especially experience, are found.

THE COMPONENTS OF THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS ARE DIVIDED INTO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL:

Pedagogical Foundations

Psycological Foundations

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATIONS IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS ARE OF GREAT INTEREST IN CURRENT EDUCATION

Nowadays, with the new educational models, the teacher’s role has taken a complete turn.

NEW MODELS

TRADITIONAL TEACHING

The teacher is the owner of all the information, and this is not questionable. The ability falls only on them, therefore, they have control over the student, so the teacher is the only one who makes decisions. The teacher is the one who determines what is best for their students, and the only one responsible for their learning.

THE TEACHER’S ROLE IN TEACHING HAS CHANGED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN CONSTANT CHANGE IN CONCORDANCE WITH THE PREPONDERANCE OF MODELS AT EACH LEARNING MOMENT.

Currently, the student is responsible for their learning and plays a leading role, the teacher has become a facilitator or guide that helps the student obtain information and investigate to increase their knowledge, which they must share and collaborate with the rest of their group, resulting in meaningful learning that lasts and modifies their way of living and acting, both individually and collectively.

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To learn, the individual must be emotionally stable. Psychology has a great interest in the teaching-learning process since it deals directly with human behavior. Psychology has developed several theories of human behavior that are the product of multiple ongoing investigations. There is still much to learn about why individuals in similar situations behave differently, which undoubtedly also occurs in the teaching-learning process. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY considers fundamental aspects in the teaching-learning process, such as memory; how forgetting that interferes with the retention of information occurs. Educational Psychology offers different models that promote learning, which results in meaningful learning, and maintaining the students’ interest.In other words, educational psychology has investigated the teaching-learning process, offering several theories that help teachers solve problems inherent to each student. It analyzes each case so that teachers acquire enough elements to modify the teaching practice to benefit education.

From the pedagogical point of view, psychology has been directly involved in education regarding mental health, student motivation, and why each student should be given individual attention using different strategies to keep them interested in learning.COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY has shown us that the human mind is an integrated system that has encoded information to help it process the information it receives. This benefits the learning process greatly, and invites us to implement new pedagogical models that improve educational quality. Learning theories play an important role here, as they have shown favorable results in the academic area.One of the essential aspects to maintain in the learning process is motivation. It is a challenge from the pedagogical point of view, that requires the interest of each student for the teacher to detect their learning needs through analysis, reflection, and criticism, generating external stimuli that awaken and keep the student motivated. Hence, psychology plays a relevant role in decision-making regarding pedagogical and didactic strategies.Nowadays, pedagogy requires relying on the different psychological theories that have emerged from investigating human behavior, and play a predominant role in the teaching-learning process.