Learning Theories

1. Behaviourism

1.1. Stimulus and response

1.2. mechanical repetition, drills

1.3. conditioning and creating a habit

1.4. the focus is on the results of learning, not the process itself

1.5. Pavlow's dog and Skinner

1.6. mental processing -collecting; adapting; and integrating information

2. Cognitivism

2.1. brain= computer processor

2.2. students- receive the knowledge and store it

2.3. Bloom, Gagnei Clark, Merrill

2.4. The focus is on the way we are learning, not only on the outcome of the learning process.

3. Constructivism

3.1. student - active participant, the creator of knowledge

3.2. learning through experience

3.3. shift from the “knowledge-acquisition” to “knowledge-construction”

3.4. The focus is on the learning itself

3.5. Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner

4. Andragogy

4.1. adults can only be successful with an approach designed directly in line with their own characteristics

4.2. mutual respect of the previous experience

4.3. Self-concept,experience, readiness to learn, orientation and motivation

4.4. Malcolm Knowles

5. Connectivism

5.1. Digital age theory

5.2. Internet based learning

5.3. Online courses, emails, online communities, web searches, video tutorials, reading blogs

5.4. Problem-solving, immediate application, and performance-based tasks

5.5. Knowing where to find information is more important than knowing information.

5.6. Downes, Siemens