Learning Theories Project 2

1. Learning TheoriesProject 2 By: Leslee Schlieper

2. B.F Skinner Burrhaus Frederic Skinner was his full name. Skinner was a behavioral theorist. He had his own brand of behaviorism that he called “Radical” behaviorism. His type of behaviorism does not take into consideration thinking, perceptions and observable emotions as behavior. Skinner created the operant conditioning chamber, or “ The Skinner Box” as some called it. In his studies he found that if you are rewarded for doing an activity you will continue to do the activity; in fact you will probably increase the amount of times you do the activity.

3. Robert Gagne Robert Gagne was a cognitive theorist best know for his theory of instruction. Gagne broke down peoples learning capabilities into categories. He had five categories : verbal information, intellectual skills, cognitive strategies, attitudes and motor skills. Gagne had ideas that he called “conditions of learning” that were essential to all his instruction. He also created the nine events of instruction.

4. Classical conditioning Classical conditioning is a type of learning in with two stimuli are presented to the subject. One of the stimuli is conditioned and the other is unconditioned. The subject learns to associate both stimuli with the activity, so that when both are presented together a desired action will occur. This form of learning was created by Ivan Pavlov.

5. Social Learning Theory The social learning theory is type of cognitive theory. This type of learning is based on people learning from each other. It is said that we can learn based on imitation, observation and modeling. This theory is considered a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive theories because it incorporates attention, memory and motivation. This theory was created by Albert Bandura.

6. Influence on teaching ( behaviorism) Classical Conditioning- This type of learning can influence teaching in good and bad ways. Classical conditioning can be unintentional at times. If a teacher sends students unprepared and the student is humiliated or scorned repeatedly he/she will not want to perform the behavior again. It can also work for the teacher as far as classroom management. The teacher can put together some stimuli and when it is done together the desired behavior is achieved.

7. Influence on teaching (cognitive) Social Learning- Social learning can work very well for teachers because they can model the type of behavior that is desired and the students will imitate them. This will work for classroom management as well as teaching actual learning methods(ie. Adding, subtracting). When the teacher writes on the board and models the steps and the students imitate the behavior, the behavior becomes reinforced with the correct answer, therefore they are learning the process of solving the problem.

8. Adult learning (behaviorism) Classical conditioning applies to the adult learning environment because as college student we do a lot of presentations. When we are prepared and present well we get positive reinforcement. When is does not go well we get discouraged and do not want to present again. The better the reinforcement the more likely we are to present again and again.

9. Adult learning (cognitive) Social learning theory applies to adult learning environments because a lot of our classes require hands on work. The instructor models the behavior and we mimic the work. This is how we learn the process of our work.

10. References www.learning-theories.com www.en.wikipedia.org www.lifecircles-inc.com www.psychology.about.com www.teachnet.edb.utexas.edu