Key Concepts

1. Behaviorists

1.1. Giving positive reinforcements to good behavior, consequences for bad behavior will eventually groom students

1.2. Define learning as the acquisition of new behavior

2. Communications

2.1. Students learn by accurately understanding what a teacher is communicating.

2.2. Communication between teacher and student can only be accurate without distractions (Environmental or Psychological factors)

3. Cognitivists

3.1. Learning is a mental operation

3.2. information enters the senses and is processed, stored, and used.

4. Constructivists

4.1. Students learn by experiences and examples.

4.2. Students can also learn best with their teacher helping them through a step by step process