Theories of Learning

 

THEORIES OF LEARNING Behaviorist Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Humanistic Psychology

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Content  

Learning Theories 1.Behaviorist 2.Cognitive 3.Humanistic

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References

 

What is Learning?  

Learning is a change in behavior influenced by previous behavior.

  Any

relatively relative ly permanent permanent change change in behavior that occurs as a result of practice and experience.

  All

learning involves activities.

 

Learning Theories  

Explain how people learn and why they learn.

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Psychologist have tried various experiments to uncover the mystery of human learning.

 

BEHAVIORIST PSYCHOLOGY

 

Behaviorist Psychology   Proponents: Edward

Thorndike (Trial and Error Learning Theory / Connectionism Theory) Ivan Pavlov (Classical Conditioning Conditioning)) B.F Skinner  (Operant Conditioning) Albert

Bandura (Social Learning Theory / Modeling and Observation Theory) Robert Gagne (Hierarchical Learning Theory) John B. Watson (Father of Behaviorism)

 

Behaviorist Psychology  

learning should be organized in order that students can experience success in the process of mastering the subject matter 

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Believes that behaviors are acquired through conditioning.

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People have the potentials to be trained t rained and performed tasks regardless of their genetic background, personality traits and internal thoughts.

 

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

 

Cognitive Psychology   Proponents:

Jean

Piaget

(Cognitive Development Information ProcessingStages Theory)/ Cognitive Lev Vygotsky (Social Constructivism) Howard Gardner  (Multiple Intelligences) Dr. Richard Felder & Dr. Linda Silverman (Learning Styles) Daniel Goleman (Emotional Intelligences)

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Cognitive Psychology  

How learners store information, retrieve data and generate conclusions.

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Learning constitutes a logical method for organizing and interpreting learning.

 

HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

 

Humanistic Psychology  Proponents: Abraham

Maslow

(Self  – Actualization Theory) Carl Rogers (Nondirective and Therapeutic Learning)

 

Humanistic Psychology   

How learners can develop their human potential.  Anchored on Gestalt psychology wherein learning can of bethe explained in terms of “wholeness” problem.

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Taking into account individual differences that make us each behave differently.

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Concerned with the process not the products, personal needs not the subject matter, psychological meaning and environmental situations.

 

References: Bilbao, ao,  Bilb

Purita Purit a P., Lucido, Lucido, Paz I., Iringan, Iringan, Tomas Tomasa a C., Javier, Rodrigo B. (2008). Curriculum Development . Cubao, Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing.

 http://www.psychologydiscussion.net/learning/learning

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 https://www.verywell.com/behavioral-psychology-

4013681  https://www.psychologistworld.com/cognitive/approac

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