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Theories of Learning. Goal: Bridging Theory to Practice What we know about how people learn (our theories) and what that means for how we teach people in learning situations. Learning Defined.
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Theories of Learning Goal: Bridging Theory to Practice What we know about how people learn (our theories) and what that means for how we teach people in learning situations.
Learning Defined • “Learning is an enduring change in behavior; or to behave in a given fashion, which results from practice or other forms of experience” (Shunk, 1991).
Distinguishing features of a learning theory • 1) How does learning occur • 2) What factors influence learning • 3) What is the role of memory? • 4) What types of learning are best explained by the theory?
Applying our Understanding “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” (Benjamin Franklin) Creating a Teded Lesson on a theory of learning.