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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
Learning Theories make general statements about how people learn (at least for a given class of [[learning | Learning Theories make general statements about how people learn (at least for a given class of [[learning type]]s. | ||
As an example, [[situated learning]] claims that learning is strongly tied to the context and the activity in which it occurs. In order to learn a concept in a useful way it must be learned in the culture in which is has been developed and is used. Activity and perception are prior to conceptualization. The teaching and learning situation is characterized as cognitive apprenticeship. | As an example, [[situated learning]] claims that learning is strongly tied to the context and the activity in which it occurs. In order to learn a concept in a useful way it must be learned in the culture in which is has been developed and is used. Activity and perception are prior to conceptualization. The teaching and learning situation is characterized as cognitive apprenticeship. | ||
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== Major schools of thought == | == Major schools of thought == | ||
In the literature related to education (in particular in [[educational technology]], it is not always easy to separate learning theory from [[educational theory]]. | |||
* [[Behaviorism]] (not sure that this is a single category) | * [[Behaviorism]] (not sure that this is a single category) | ||
* [[Constructionism]] | * [[Constructionism]] | ||
* [[Constructivism]] | |||
* [[Situated cognition]] | * [[Situated cognition]] | ||
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* [http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm Learning Theories] | * [http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm Learning Theories] | ||
* [http://tip.psychology.org/ Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database] | * [http://tip.psychology.org/ Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database], probably the best hypertext available | ||
[[Category:Learning theories]] | [[Category:Learning theories]] | ||
[[Category:Educational theories]] | [[Category:Educational theories]] | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 22 February 2006
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Definition
Learning Theories make general statements about how people learn (at least for a given class of learning types.
As an example, situated learning claims that learning is strongly tied to the context and the activity in which it occurs. In order to learn a concept in a useful way it must be learned in the culture in which is has been developed and is used. Activity and perception are prior to conceptualization. The teaching and learning situation is characterized as cognitive apprenticeship. From that follows that the acitvity of learning must take place in an authentic situation.
See also: pedagogical theory.
Major schools of thought
In the literature related to education (in particular in educational technology, it is not always easy to separate learning theory from educational theory.
- Behaviorism (not sure that this is a single category)
- Constructionism
- Constructivism
- Situated cognition
Links
- Learning Theories
- Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database, probably the best hypertext available