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Learning Theories

Learning Theories. Behaviorism Information Processing Constructivism. Retro Learning. In the past, technology was the introduction of the scantron machine and overhead projectors. Homework was hand-written and blackboards were adequate mediums for education. Learning in the New Age.

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Learning Theories

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  1. Learning Theories Behaviorism Information Processing Constructivism

  2. Retro Learning • In the past, technology was the introduction of the scantron machine and overhead projectors. • Homework was hand-written and blackboards were adequate mediums for education.

  3. Learning in the New Age • Today, we use computers, the internet, and other technological devices to enhance learning. • Children grow up with advanced skill levels based on the capability of technology.

  4. Three Learning Theories

  5. Behaviorism • Theory based on observable changes in behavior • Notable Behaviorist Theorists: • Pavlov (classical conditioning) • John Watson (classical conditioning to emotional reactions) • Edward Thorndike (stimuli and voluntary behaviors) • B.F. Skinner (operant conditioning) http://web.syr.edu/~walker/BEHAVIORISTTHEORIES.htm

  6. Information Processing • A developmental theory used through the study of memory and how to retrieve memory • George A. Miller found information is formed into small “chunks” stored in working memory, and the brain can only hold 5-7 chunks of information at a time • The key to Information Processing is that short-term memory we remember goes into long-term memory, which has an unlimited capacity to store knowledge. http://chd.gse.gmu.edu/immersion/knowledgebase/strategies/cognitivism/informationprocessing.htm

  7. Constructivism • The idea that we build our understanding from our experiences • Learning is the process of adjusting ourselves to new experiences • How it impacts learning: • Curriculum (adjusting for each students needs) • Instruction (making connections between facts and experiences) • Assessment (no standardized grading) http://www.funderstanding.com/constructivism.cfm

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