Summary Common sense seems to dictate that learning theories are a basic set of ideas or principals that is easy to relate toward helping the adult learner get the most out of any subject matter that the student is attempting to learn. Some of the theories tend to seem as innate as breathing while new theories continue to be developed and more research suggests a need for deeper continued scrutiny of how actual learning in an adult takes place on levels beyond response and conditioning as well as
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Adult Learning Theory Paper Summary This paper is about adult learning theories. The learning theory andragogy was discussed in detail. Also‚ the author talked about how people structure their own learning theories. What typical views and reports for adult learning were conversed there were also views and discussions from the view of adult learner. Article stated the pressure and concerns of students who go back to school as an adult years later in comparison to going straight out of high school
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Ronald L. Akers in his book Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach laid out the basic elements of social learning theory. Social learning theory maintains that criminal behavior is more likely to result when an individual associates more with those who engage in and approve of crime than with others who do not. Such a pattern of association provides more criminal than non – criminal role models‚ greater reinforcement of criminal than conforming behavior and the shaping of more pro – crime than
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In the study of learning‚ learning theories are categorized into paradigms or schools of thought based on viewpoints shared by scientists that provide a framework for research. Three of the major paradigms of learning theories include the cognitive paradigm‚ the neurophysiological paradigm and the evolutionary paradigm. The first paradigm is referred to as cognitive because theorists place their emphasis on the cognitive nature of learning. According to Hergenhahn and Olson (2005)‚ the second paradigm
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1 Traditional Learning Theories Strayer University 2 Traditional Learning Theories Cognitive constructivism is based on the work of Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. Piaget’s theory has two major parts: a component that predicts what children can and cannot understand at different ages‚ and a theory of development that describes how children develop cognitive abilities.(Piaget 1970) It is the theory of development that will be the focus here because it is the major foundation
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Assignment #4: Customized Learning Theory Joanndra S. McCrea Professor Oliver Boone Learning Theories (K-12)-EDU 501 March 16‚ 2014 1. Describe the target audience with which you work or expect to work (e.g.‚ third grade‚ special education‚ etc.). The target audience that I expect to work with are kindergarteners. I want to teach a group of diverse students in between the ages of five and six years old. These kids should know their colors and shapes. The students should
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What is learning? According to Hergenhahn and Olson (2005)‚ learning is defined as " a relatively permanent change in behavior or behavioral potentiality that comes from experience and cannot be attributed to temporary body states such as those induced by illness‚ fatigue‚ or drugs" (p. 8). The study of learning is important because it gives us a greater comprehension of how behavior is learned. By understanding the learning process we can manipulate the environment to encourage normal behavior that
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The Role of Cognitive Development in Mezirow’s Transformational Learning Theory HRE 4025 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine Sharan Merriam’s article on how cognitive development plays a role in Meziro’s transformational learning theory. She explains that while critical reflection and reflective discourse are not necessarily mandatory for a transformational learning experience to occur. She details this by using examples of how many transformative experiences
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three learning theories and evaluate one theory related to Cardiovascular Disease in my community. The population to be focused on will be a centering group in an outpatient clinic. Lastly‚ listing two teaching strategies for the education of the group. There are three learning theories‚ Humanistic‚ Cognitive‚ and Social (Nies & McEwen‚ 2015). The humanistic theory encourages people to be self-directed and holistic. The cognitive theory is the patient’s ability to learn. The social theory is based
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Introduction The concept of ‘learning’ has been embedded in each and every one of us from the day we were born. Since‚ the beginning of man‚ learning has been incorporated into our very nature whether we are conscious of it or not; from learning how to control fire to noticing how that fire provides us with warmth and security to ward of wild animals. Learning as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is ‘the activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying‚ practicing
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