Learning Theory
Courtney Williams
EDUC 500 Customized Learning Theory March 9, 2012
I. Introduction: Nowadays, probably as never before, scientists are extremely interested in the process of learning. Naturally, a number of different theories aiming at the explanation of this process were developed. It is quite difficult to decide what theory is better and more successful. On the other hand, we can say that all of them have to be analyzed in order to help us realize the main trends in learning theories. It will lead us to our own view on this problem as well as to understanding of what we should take into consideration in bringing up and educating of children. There are a multitude of sayings in regards to passing on knowledge. In education, this translates into the teacher having the ability to create a learning environment, but ultimately, the student must ascertain or relate ideas to real-life situations themselves. This is the Constructivist View of learning. Slavin defines the Constructivist View of Learningas theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complexinformation, checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work(Slavin,2012). This approach to teaching and learning is student-centered. Whether it is Discovery Learning, Cooperative Learning, Self-Regulated Learning, or any of the various methods in-between, the common factor is the student and the focus, is to meet the goal which is to get the student to learn for themselves.
II. Learning theory and importance
Constructivism is defined as the belief that learners constrct their own knowledge from experiences. Constructivism is a philisophy that is primarly based on the belief that learners construct their knowledge from experiences. Constructivism is not a unitry theory but is seen as a continum that is divided into three broad categories. Coginitive constructivism, Social
EDUC 500 Customized Learning Theory March 9, 2012
I. Introduction: Nowadays, probably as never before, scientists are extremely interested in the process of learning. Naturally, a number of different theories aiming at the explanation of this process were developed. It is quite difficult to decide what theory is better and more successful. On the other hand, we can say that all of them have to be analyzed in order to help us realize the main trends in learning theories. It will lead us to our own view on this problem as well as to understanding of what we should take into consideration in bringing up and educating of children. There are a multitude of sayings in regards to passing on knowledge. In education, this translates into the teacher having the ability to create a learning environment, but ultimately, the student must ascertain or relate ideas to real-life situations themselves. This is the Constructivist View of learning. Slavin defines the Constructivist View of Learningas theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complexinformation, checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work(Slavin,2012). This approach to teaching and learning is student-centered. Whether it is Discovery Learning, Cooperative Learning, Self-Regulated Learning, or any of the various methods in-between, the common factor is the student and the focus, is to meet the goal which is to get the student to learn for themselves.
II. Learning theory and importance
Constructivism is defined as the belief that learners constrct their own knowledge from experiences. Constructivism is a philisophy that is primarly based on the belief that learners construct their knowledge from experiences. Constructivism is not a unitry theory but is seen as a continum that is divided into three broad categories. Coginitive constructivism, Social
References: Brummelen, H.W. (2009) Walking with God in the Classroom: Christian approaches to Learning and teaching (3rd ed,)