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Goals for Today

Learning Theory Applied to Teaching Frank T. Stritter The University of North Carolina bat Chapel Hill. Goals for Today. State names of the five theories Describe each theory briefly Think about the role of theory. What is learning?.

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Goals for Today

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  1. Learning Theory Applied to TeachingFrank T. StritterThe University of North Carolina bat Chapel Hill

  2. Goals for Today • State names of the five theories • Describe each theory briefly • Think about the role of theory

  3. What islearning? Learning is a persisting change in an individual’s understanding, performance or potential brought about by meaningful interaction with the environment.

  4. What is a theory? • Principle that guides • Specifies instructor’s activities which bring about learning

  5. Learning Theories • Behavioral • Cognitive • Constructivist • Humanistic • Developmental

  6. Behavioral • B. F. Skinner • Observable behavior • Objectives written by instructor • Instructor provides stimulus, asks for response and reinforces • Learner in third person

  7. Instructional Strategies • Provide specific objectives • Expect learners to move at own pace • Provide information, ask for response • Present material in small steps • Assess learner frequently • Provide immediate feedback which is both positive and corrective • Revise instruction based on data

  8. Cognitive • Bruner, Ausubel, Gagne • Learning is meaningful connection to and organization of memory • Objectives are general • Instructor arranges conditions and develops structure • Learner in third person

  9. Instructional Strategies • Assess learner’s prerequisite skills • Use advance organizers • Provide structure, examples, images • Connect new concepts to previous • Ask learner to form own questions • Ask “What if..?” questions • Be as concerned with thought process as with the right answer

  10. Constructivist • Albert Bandura • Develop shared meaning by participating in learning community • Objectives developed together • Instructor sets example and reacts • Learner in first person

  11. Instructional Strategies • Base learning on practical experience • Ask learners for their hypotheses • Model performance, problem solving • Help learners generate links • Facilitate discussions • Use cooperation, collaboration • Assess learning in context

  12. Humanistic • Rogers, Knowles • Learning is satisfying own needs • Objectives developed by learner • Instructor reacts to learner’s needs • Learner in first person

  13. Instructional Strategies • Develop learning contract with learner • Help learners make choices • Incorporate learner’s prior experience • Ask learners to present to each other • Guide discussions • Ask learner to evaluate own learning • Serve as consultant

  14. Developmental • Jean Piaget • Learning is maturation • Learning occurs in stages • Objectives based on norms • Diagnose stage and react • Learner changes from third • to first

  15. Instructional Strategies • Determine learner’s stage • Keep growth chart • Emphasize discovery of principles • Help learner accept responsibility • Change teaching style • Directing to facilitating to consulting

  16. Points of Agreement • Goals are important • Simple to complex • Learner must be active • Reinforcement • Group support • Attitude toward learning and context

  17. My Advice • Systematic design - B • How learning occurs - Cog • Interactions with others - Con • Adjusting instruction - D • Self-determination - H

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