Compare and evaluate three significant learning and development theories In this assignment I will compare and evaluate three significant learning theories‚ these being; Behaviourism‚ Constructivism and Social Constructivism. This will include a clear presentation of; knowledge of these theories‚ a demonstration of the understanding of academic debates pertaining to these theories and by selecting three key aspects of these three theories‚ comparing and evaluating them. The three key aspects that
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perspectives it is essential that these can adapt and be utilized with the current rate of change. While there are many theoretical perspectives for educators to draw on Constructivism provides the scaffolding to support a child’s natural curiosity allowing students to learn through play and observation. Theories like Behaviourism had its place in time‚ however its linear perspective does not cater for the diverse cultures and materials now available‚ as it focused mainly on
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concern. Consequently‚ the "cognitive revolution" of the sixties styled itself as a revolt against behaviorism even though the processes cognitivism hypothesized would be public
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which group theorists together; Nativism; Behaviourism; and Social constructivism (Encyclopaedia of Children’s Health. (2014)‚ Pinker‚ S. (1994)). Nativist theorists hypothesize that people are born with the innate ability to learn language‚ that it is part of their genetic makeup and that “language acquisition occurs as a natural part of the human experience.”(Litchfield‚ Kyle. A.‚ Lambert‚ Matthew. C. (2014)). Behaviourism is the theory of ‘tabula rasa’ or ‘blank
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by the learner. The knowledge the learner constructs‚ is based on their individual and shared mediated experience. Constructivists argue there is no other reality other than what the student creates. Constructivist learning also inter links with cognitivism‚ as the constructivist learning can be described as an adaption which can occur via cognitive processes. Experience of the real world is a key concept of this learning perspective.
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Greek philosophers are considered to be some of the earliest thinkers on learning‚ it was not until the mid 1800’s when psychology emerged as a separate discipline that any new learning theories emerged. The first of these was behaviourism‚
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sometimes perceived as competing forces‚ each perspective has contributed to our understanding of psychology. The following are some of the major schools of thought in psychology. • Structuralism • Functionalism • Psychoanalysis • Behaviourism • Humanism • Cognitivism Major Schools of Thought in Psychology When psychology was first established as a science separate from biology and philosophy‚ the debate over how to describe and explain the human mind and behaviour began. The different schools
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International Bureau of Education‚ he declared in 1934 that "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse‚ whether violent‚ or gradual." Jean Piaget is "the great pioneer of the constructivist theory of knowing." Constructivism is basically a theory -- based on observation and scientific study -- about how people learn. It says that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world‚ through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. When
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schools of learning‚ Behaviourism‚ Cognitivism and Humanism. I will incorporate these ways of learning into my lesson plans to ensure my students are offered a range of learning strategies. “The behaviourist learning theory suggests that we learn by receiving a stimulus that provokes a response. So long as the response is reinforced in some way that response will be repeated.” (Reece and Walker 2007) I think behaviourism is important within
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In the Name of God Subject: An Introduction to Educational Psychology: Behaviourism & Cognitive Psychology March 6th‚ 2014 1.1 Introduction First chapter provide a brief introduction to: 1. The discipline of educational psychology 2. Important influences on the development of psychological ideas and theories related to the process of education 3. And finally relevance of these ideas to teaching and learning a foreign language 1.2 Educational Psychology Kaplan (1990) describes
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