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.
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
Believes that behaviors are acquired through conditioning.
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.
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.
Taking into account individual differences that make us each behave differently.
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.
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