Psychology of Learning for Instruction

Epistemological Traditions

Content of Knowledge

Knowledge Traditions

Source of Knowledge

Nativism

Rationalism

Empiricism

Realism

Idealism

Skepticism

Pragmatism - Reality is interpreted

Objectivism - Reality is singular

Interpretivism - Reality is constructed

Pragmatism - Reality is interpreted

Behaviorist - theories of association

Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)

Gagne's Theory of Instruction

Thorndike - learning in terms of association related to action

Pavlov - learning through innate reflexes and classical conditioning

Ebbinghaus - ideas become associated through experience

Gestalt Theory - knowledge from the learner imposing organization on sensory data

Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Sensory Memory

Automaticity

Pattern Recognition

Selective Attention

Perception

Rehearsal

Encoding

Representation and Storage of Information

Retrieval of Learned Information

Forgetting

Learning Outcomes

Cognitive Strategies

Attitudes

Intellectual Skills

Motor Skills

Verbal Information

Nine Events of Instruction

Stimulating recall of prior learning

Presenting the content

Informing learners of the objective

Providing "learning guidance"

Eliciting performance

Providing feedback

Assessing performance

Gaining attention

Enhancing retention and transfer

Learning Theory

Instructional Theory

Epistemological Philosophy

Schema Theory

Schema Acquisition/Modification

Schema Automation

Schema Processing

Accretion

Tuning

Restructuring

Situated Cognition

Cognitive Apprenticeship

Seamless Learning

Community of Practice

Cognitive Load Theory

Focus on value

Combine familiarity with excitement

Develop both private and public community spaces

Create rhythm for the community

Invite different levels of participation

Open a dialogue w/ insiders/outsiders

Design for Evolution

Modeling

Coaching

Scaffolding

Articulation

Reflection

Exploration

Modify, build, and share freely with mobile devices across space and time

Artifacts facilitate knowledge construction and social interaction

Engaged with both individual and collaborative learning

Switch between contexts: formal vs informal

Real life tasks present higher cognitive loads

Connections between motivation and development

Ties to Biological Evolution

Assess expertise on basis of performance

Constructivism

Problem Based Learning

Goal Based Scenarios

Case Based Reasoning

Cognitive Flexibility Theory

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Analogy in the context of solving real world problems

Reasoning based on previous experience

Problem generation

Problem presentation

Learning goals

Facilitator role

The mission

The cover story

The learning goals

The role

The scenario operations

Resources

Feedback

Context-dependency and conceptual variability

Interconnectedness

Multiple knowledge representations

Cases and mini-cases