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- learning theory: cognitivism
What is Cognitivism?
Cognitivism opposes behaviorism. It believes that the mind of student is like a computer: information comes in, becomes processed, and leads to certain outcomes. Cognitivism is mainly concerned with thinking, memory, knowing, and problem-solving. Students literally learn how to learn. Learning is thus coined as the change in the students’ mental connections.
Example of a [...]
- learning theory: constructivism
What is Constructivism?
Constructivism believes that students take an active role in learning and understanding the world. Students build experience databases as learning occurs. These experience databases contain prior knowledge, current mental structures and existing beliefs. Learning is the change in these experience databases.
Example of a typical Constructivist classroom
No set criteria or curriculum; students learn as much as [...]
- learning theory: behaviorism
What is Behaviorism?
Behaviorism believes that the learner won’t do anything until exposed to stimuli from the environment. The learner starts off as clay/mold and behavior is shaped positively or negatively. In essence, learning is defined as the change in behavior in the learner, be it positive or negative. Lots of early behaviorist work was done [...]
- theory of multiple intelligence
The theory of multiple intelligence argues that intelligence can be categorized into 8 different forms of intelligence.
