LEARNING THEORY by Bob Boakes Psychology and You‚ pp.59-63‚ Hawker Brownlow Education‚ Melbourne Australia Learning is the process by which we gain knowledge about the world. It is not just something we try to switch on occasionally when‚ for example‚ we have an exam to study for or want to try a new game. It is a process that starts before we are born and continues to the moment we die. The kind of concentrated‚ deliberate process that we usually refer to as ‘learning’ in a school context is only
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David Sitt 2T ESSAY Throughout history dictators have arisen from all over. Josef Stalin and Benito Mussolini are two of the most significant dictators in history. Both of them tried to establish a totalitarian government but had many similarities and differences in obtaining that goal. Totalitarianism is when the government holds complete control of the citizens and industries. The way these two ruled politically was extremely similar. Mussolini tried to control the Italians’ thoughts‚ feelings
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Psychosocial Development The primary theory of psychosocial development was created by Erik Erikson‚ a German developmental psychologist. Erikson divided the process of psychological and social development into eight stages that correspond to the stages of physical development. At each stage‚ according to Erikson‚ the individual faces a psychological conflict that must be resolved in order to progress developmentally. Moving from infancy to old age‚ these conflicts are trust versus mistrust‚ autonomy
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Experiential Learning Theory Introduction The experiential learning theory model is used to understand the process of how adults learn‚ grow and develop. The theory is called experiential is because of its intellectual origins from the works of Dewey’s philosophical pragmatism‚ Lewin’s social psychology‚ and Piaget’s cognitive development genetic epistemology form a unique perspective on learning and development (Kolb‚ 1984). Experiential learning is “the process whereby
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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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someone who should be punished in his behavior. Of course‚ this punishment has been abolished in the United States. Theory of punishment can be divided into two concepts: the Utilitarian and Retributive. Utilitarian theory of punishment to discourage criminal behaviors someone attempts to punish the perpetrators‚ or " shock and awe”‚ the future wrong behavior. Retribution theory attempts to punish the perpetrators because they should be punished. According to the philosophy of utilitarianism‚ the
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1.1 – Analyse the differences between creative learning and creativity. In Educational environments creative learning and creativity can have a variety of meanings. Creativity consists of traditional creative arts and the development of imagination and imaginative play‚ such as role play and small world play. Where in‚ creative learning is about helping children develop imaginative thinking through an exploration of materials/objects and problem-solving skills‚ such as construction and ICT. Creativity
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Description The Orycteropus afer‚ otherwise known as the aardvark‚ is an animal that is roughly pig-like in appearance‚ not too short or tall‚ with very strong features. The aardvark’s body has bilateral symmetry‚ meaning it can be divided into two parts that are symmetrical. They are medium sized standing at about 24 inches at the shoulder. Aardvark’s have body sizes ranging from about 43 to 53 in. with tail sizes ranging from 21 to 26 inches. While their height and length may not be too
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PSYCHOLOGY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING (ED504) MODULE 2: MAIN ASSESSMENT QUESTION 2: Imagine you are on your break hour at school and you walked into the staff lounge to discover Piaget‚ Vygotsky‚ Erikson and Kohlberg are there. Their conversation is about learning and development. Write a paper tracing the conversation between each of these theorists. Be sure to accurately reflect the stance that each theorist would take. What would be the implications of any one of the theorist as a teacher
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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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