Learning theory (education) Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that describe how information is absorbed‚ processed‚ and retained during learning. Cognitive‚ emotional‚ and environmental influences‚ as well as prior experience‚ all play a part in how understanding‚ or a world view‚ is acquired or changed‚ and knowledge and skills retained. * Behaviorists look at learning as an aspect of conditioning and will advocate a system of rewards and targets in education. * Educators who
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Theories of teaching and learning and how they impact on the classroom environment Education plays a significant role in supporting and influencing the healthy development of children. However‚ teaching is more than just knowing what to teach. Professional teachers must also understand how to teach their students. Therefore‚ in order to create an effective classroom environment which caters for the diversity of students and their various developmental levels and abilities‚ teachers are urged to
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In this assignment‚ I need to reflect on the situation that took place during my working group. In this reflection‚ I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle. This model is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) modal of reflection consists of six stages to complete one cycle which is description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and an action plan. Description I was put in groups for a week to work through a set of tasks. There was a mixture of males and females
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Juliet has a strained relationship with her mother‚ who loves her but is rather distant. It is the Nurse who has brought Juliet up‚ having been her wet-nurse and then her Nanny and continues to be employed by the Capulets in this capacity. It is no surprise‚ then‚ that Juliet finds the Nurse much more mother-like than her own mother. Her father is more interested in seeing that she marries well and soon rather than her personal happiness. He tells Paris that although she is "free to choose" her
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“Better learning will not come from finding better ways for the teacher to instruct but from giving learners better opportunities to construct.” - (Seymour Papert‚ Professor Emeritus ‚ MIT Media Lab). There are many ways teachers and schools can make the curriculum more enjoyable. In my essay I am going to explore the ways that this can be achieved and the benefits it will have on children‚ teachers and schools. One way that teachers and schools can develop children’s enjoyment towards learning
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uncomplicated however‚ I was mistaken because what I am thinking is not factual. Why? Because when I taken up this subject it was so intricate‚ and yes‚ I was true in saying that this subject was all about discovering its usefulness. However‚ even though it was quite difficult‚ but still I gained knowledge of many things about this subject. I learn the boon and bane of using the computer‚ I learn also on how to calculate grades by using excel‚ the 6 by 7 rule in using power point presentation and many
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Final Project PS 220 Urie Bronfenbrenner has provided a comprehensive system for analyzing developmental patterns in children. His theory suggests that in order to understand children’s development‚ we must have a broad view of the inter-related contexts in which the child is developing. He believes that we need to look at the impact of these symbiotic systems that influence children’s development. These systems include the family of the child and expand the analysis to the school‚ friends‚ neighborhood
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Observational Learning During this course we studied that behaviors can be learned through our own experiences or observing others. Learning is the knowledge obtained in life through education‚ interacting with people‚ experiences and practice. There are three types of learning: Classical Conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ and observational learning. There are many topics that grabbed my interest during this course‚ but observational learning made me think about my personal life and reminded
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Learning Experience A person often learns things through some form of conditioning. Often the learning comes from a cause and effect type relationship between one event and another. At times a person also learns from observing events. The writer will discuss the learning experience of David and how every time a can of sardines is presented to the subject a feeling of nausea occurs. The writer will explain how this learning experience could have been classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning
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Our understanding of classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ and observational learning has allowed us to unlock many of the answers we sought to learn about human behavior. Classical conditioning is a technique of behavioral training‚ coined by Ivan Pavlov‚ which basically states that an organism learns through establishing associations between different events and stimuli. This helps us understand human behavior in an assortment of ways. It makes it clear that almost everything we do is
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