[pic] [pic] [pic] [pic]Theories of Child Development and Learning [pic] Several theories of child development and learning have influenced discussions of school readiness. Three have had profound impact on kindergarten readiness practices. These three theories include the maturationist‚ environmentalist‚ and constructivist perspectives of development (Powell‚ 1991). Maturationist Theory The maturationist theory was advanced by the work of Arnold Gessell. Maturationists believe that development
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Self-Directed Learning (SDL) SUMMARY ON ADULT LEARNING THEORIES The central question on how adults learn has caught the attention of scholars and practitioners since the 1920s. Eighty years later‚ there is no single answer‚ theory or model that explains what the scholar and practitioners know about adult learners‚ various contexts where learning takes place and the process of learning. Until
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Summarise two recognized learning theories and explain their relevance to forest school. A learning theory can be defined as being a set of concepts which attempt to describe how people learn and develop (Dunn‚ 2000). Behaviourism. This theory takes an objective approach to observing quantifiable events and behaviour and has a focus on measurable outcomes. Watson (1878-1958) suggested that our learning and behaviour are controlled by the experiences we are exposed to and our response to them
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Based on: Laliberte (2005) A (VERY) BRIEF HISTORY OF LEARNING THEORY Learning as a Black Box So what’s happening inside the box? A Superficial Review Behaviourism Cognitivism Social Learning Theory Social Constructivism Multiple Intelligences Brain-Based Learning Behaviourism Learning is defined by the outward expression of new behaviors Focuses solely on observable behaviors A biological basis for learning Learning is context-independent Classical & Operant Conditioning
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Strategic Planning‚ Learning Theory‚ and Training Needs Analysis Carolyn Haines Professor: Ulysses Weakley Business 407 October 28‚ 2011 Strategic Planning‚ Learning Theory‚ and Training Needs Analysis 1. Identify the five phases of the training process model (TPM); explain fully the process that goes on in each of the phases. A company uses a training process model to identify training issues and how to fix them‚ so the employees will poses the KSA’s needed to do their
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Paradigm Shift It’s very complicated to aim at certain technology and express its different impacts. If you talk about one‚ you have talked about all of them. That’s just my opinion. Technology has enhanced and advanced itself over a 20 years period. Can you see where we are headed? Do you remember where we were when technology had run rapid across the globe? I have very strong views and feelings on this particular subject. Since I’m limited to how far I can push this topic‚ I will keep it very
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Cognitive Dissonance theory Core Assumptions and Statements Cognitive dissonance is a communication theory adopted from social psychology. The title gives the concept: cognitive is thinking or the mind; and dissonance is inconsistency or conflict. Cognitive dissonance is the psychological conflict from holding two or more incompatible beliefs simultaneously. Cognitive dissonance is a relatively straightforward social psychology theory that has enjoyed wide acceptance in a variety of disciplines
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Research Methods Social Learning theory Social Learning Theory The Social Learning Theory states: by combining variables that can encourage delinquency‚ deviant behavior can be exhibited. When you break up social learning‚ social means the interaction of organisms or humans with other humans. Learning is when you can acquire new or existing knowledge‚ behaviors‚ skills‚ values‚ or preferences. In the Social Learning Theory‚ Ronald Akers and Robert Burgess use Edwin Sutherland’s “Differential
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stimulus-response connections with the introduction of the theory of learning. The premise of Thorndike’s research implied that rewards and punishment have distinct yet an equal impact on human behaviors. However‚ one of the more well-known learning theorists in modern times is B.F. Skinner‚ who shares comparable behavioral observation as Thorndike‚ in that behaviors are learned as a consequence of actions. Further testing of this theory‚ Skinner developed the prominently distinguished Skinner box
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HOW IMPORTANT ARE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS IN COGNITIVE THEORIES? How the world around us is represented mentally is the corner stone of cognitive architectures. It facilitates understanding of information received and perceived from our environment. The storage and retrieval of knowledge would be impossible without mental representations. Mental representations are the way in which we create copies’ of the real things around us‚ which we perceive. A description of a representation is a symbol
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