Learning Theories Noto 2

LEARNING THEORIES

BEHAVIOURISM

COGNITIVISM

External Process

Internal process

Skinner Operant conditioning

Pavlov

Thorndike

Physiological reflex actions

Response to stimuli

Classical conditioning3

Productive accident

Response to stimuli

Intentional behaviour

Connectionism Trial- and-error

Tenets Thinking reflection abstraction

Stimuli-response

Readiness, repetition, effect

Response & Stimuli Breaking down information

Short process Rewarded learning

Reinforcement

Internal Bruner

Piaget

Adaptation

Laws of learning

CONSTRUCTIVISM

Information Absorption & modification Cognitive development

Implications Maximise perception

Tenets Active learning

Implication s Total engagement Interpretation

Screening, focus attention, level of a leaner Retrieval of information Advance organisers Conceptual model Active existing knowledge Breaking information High level thinking

Constructive knowledge Collaborative & cooperative learning Learner control Interactive learning

Identificatio n Formulation

Transformative learning Radical & social construction Making conclusions