Major Learning Theories Objectives To consider some of the major theories that try to account for how learning occurs To think about the implications of these ideas for our work as teachers References Pritchard‚ A. (2014) Ways of learning: Learning theories and learning styles in the classroom (3rdedn). Abingdon:Routledge Pollard‚ A. et al. (2014) Reflective Teaching in Schools (4th edn). London:Bloomsbury Pound‚ L. (2005) How children learn: from Montessori to Vygotsky – educational
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Flanagan‚ 2000) The two theories which are written about in this essay are The Social Learning Theory which is the work of Albert Bandura and Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory. Albert Bandura was a behaviourist. The Social learning theory was a behaviourist theory. Behaviourists think that the only thing that matters is behaviour. They study the stimulus and the way people respond to a stimulus.(Eysenck and Flanagan‚ 2000) The Social Learning Theory (SLT) came about between
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Social learning theory Social psychological theories of aggression Social learning theory Introduction During your study of psychology‚ you will have noticed that aspects of human behaviour such as aggression can be explained in more than one way‚ and that these ways often conflict. These different explanations are what provide psychology with its unique perspective on understanding human behaviour. As you have seen‚ aggression is a term that is not easy to define‚ and why the behaviour is
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Social Learning Although there are many behaviors that we as humans (and animals as well) learn directly‚ there are also behaviors that we learn from each other. This is called the Social Learning Theory or Social-Learning Approach. With the aid of Albert Bandura‚ social learning possesses three core concepts to further explain its general idea‚ including learning through observation‚ how mental states affect learning‚ and how learning does not mean a change in behavior (Cherry). The Social Learning
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mobile learning to complement theories of formal and informal learning are presented. As such‚ activity theory will form the main theoretical lens through which the elements involved in formal and informal learning for mobile learning will be explored‚ specifically related to context-aware mobile learning application. The author believes that the complexity of the relationships involved can best be analyzed using activity theory. Activity theory‚ as a social and cultural psychology theory‚ can be
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Learning Curve Theory is concerned with the idea that when a new job‚ process or activity commences for the first time it is likely that the workforce involved will not achieve maximum efficiency immediately. Repetition of the task is likely to make the people more confident and knowledgeable and will eventually result in a more efficient and rapid operation. Eventually the learning process will stop after continually repeating the job. As a consequence the time to complete a task will initially
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班级____________________________ 姓名___________________________ 学号____________________________ 成绩__________________________ 指导老师_______________________ 2013年6月17日 Brief Introduction to Language Learning Theories 摘要 近年来，新的外语学习方法不断涌现。他们通常宣称比之前出现的那些方法更有效，而且，在许多情况下，这些方法被推广甚至被规定立即使用。新方法可能反映了当前的趋势。那么一个教师如何评价这些新方法的潜在有效性？对这个评价的一个重要基础当然是教师自身成功或失败的经验。此外，教师了解一些最近的发现可以帮助判断新的语言学习方法是否可以为学生的学习带来积极的改变。这篇关于语言是如何学习的论文是为外语教学的教师而写的。我们相信在二语习得研究中的发现及理论观点可以帮助教师评估不同的语言教学方法。
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Cognitive Learning Theory Cognitive Learning Theory holds the idea that learning involves complex mental processing of information. Instead of focusing on the importance of repetition‚ cognitive theorists emphasize the role of motivation and mental processes in producing a desirable response. Thus under cognitive learning theory it is important to examine information processing in human mind which is described in Figure 7.13. It is generally believed that there are separate and sequential store
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the most influential theories on cognitive development comes from Jean Piaget‚ a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher. To Piaget‚ cognitive development was a progressive reorganization of mental processes as a result of biological maturation and environmental experience. His ideas have generated a lot of research into cognitive development which has significantly improved our understanding on the topic. He is well-known for his studies with children and his theory that cognitive capabilities
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their goals. As such‚ Merriam mentions that teachers also have this responsibility when it comes to the adult learning process. Nonetheless‚ Merriam (2008) says that adults‚ unlike younger students‚ have particular requirements when it comes to the process of learning. Thusly‚ this paper will provide a discussion of my personal learning experiences‚ which relate to the exemplar learning theories‚ such
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