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Learning Theories (Constructivist Learning (Theory (Definition (Learners…
Learning Theories
Constructivist Learning
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Knowledge is constructed, not acquired. Learners participate in social actions, test hypotheses, and interpret knowledge to build a unique and ever changing fund of knowledge.
Socio-Cultural Learning
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Learning and social interaction are inseparable as social interaction is a fundamental aspect of cognitive development.
Cognitivism
Principal Authors
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Vygotsky
Social cognitive growth
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Genetic development (Categorical perception, logical memory, conceptual thinking, self-regulated attention)
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Teaching Methods
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Discovery Learning
Students interact w/environment through exploration, questions, experiments
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Learners create mental schema of knowledge. In order to understand how an individual processes new knowledge, the creating and adjusting of these schema can be explored.
Radical Behaviorism
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Learners are "blank slates" or "black boxes" into which knowledge and teaching methods are inputted. The learner then exhibits either desired or non-desired behaviors and the teaching methodology is adjusted. Learners are receivers of knowledge only, and can be "programmed"
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