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Learning Theories (Social Constructivist (Social Development Theory (View…

- - - - Knowledge is learned through interactions with others who are more knowledgeable. Language is key to thinking and understanding.
    - - Adults scaffold learning to teach information between what is known and what is not known (Zone of Proximal Development). Guided practice, modeling, and independent practice are standard practice in Social Development Theory.
    - - Lev Vygotsky
    - - Most learning takes place in the Zone of Proximal Development--the distance between what someone knows and does not know.
- - - - Children mimic and learn the behaviors they observe.
    - - Albert Bandura
    - - Learning happens through observation and motivation to repeat the observed behaviors.
    - - Good instruction uses observation as a method of learning. Teachers model desired behaviors and allow students to mimic those observed behaviors.
- - - - Students will be motivated to learn if they feel connected, competent in the content, believe it is relevant in their lives, and feel like they have a voice in their learning.
    - - Edward Deci
      - Richard Ryan
    - - Intrinsic motivation is based on people's satisfaction in autonomy, competence, and relatedness
    - - Schools should be looking at opportunities for personalized learning, student agency, meaningful instruction in areas that are college and career-readiness skills.
- - - - Jean Piaget
    - - Students learn specific skills within the time frames of each stage of development.
    - - Children learn in four developmental stages:
        Sensorimotor: 0-2 years old
        Preoperational: 2-7 years old
        Concrete Operational: 7-11 years old
        Formal Operational: more than 12 years old
    - - Schools should provide age-appropriate instruction and curriculum based on student abilities wtihin the stages of development.