"Learning theory describes how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning."
It includes the different theories and models of how people learn and how teachers can use them to enhance their teaching practices.
Behaviorism: A theory that suggests that behavior can be learned and modified through the use of reinforcement and punishment.
Cognitivism: A theory that emphasizes the role of mental processes in learning and suggests that learners actively construct their own knowledge through the use of memory, attention, and problem-solving skills.
Constructivism: A theory that suggests that learning is an active process of constructing meaning from one's experiences and is influenced by prior knowledge and social context.
Social Learning Theory: A theory that suggests that learning occurs through observation, modeling, and imitation of others.
Information Processing Theory: A theory that suggests that learning involves the processing and storage of information in different parts of the brain.
Multiple Intelligences Theory: A theory that suggests that individuals have different types of intelligence, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
Experiential Learning Theory: A theory that suggests that learning is best achieved through hands-on experiences and reflection on those experiences.
Humanistic Learning Theory: A theory that emphasizes the importance of self-directed learning and personal growth, and suggests that individuals have a natural inclination towards learning and self-actualization.
Situated Learning Theory: A theory that suggests that learning occurs within a specific context, and that knowledge is situated and socially constructed within that context.
Connectivism: A theory that emphasizes the role of technology and networks in learning and suggests that learners connect and collaboratively construct knowledge through online interactions.
Behaviorism: This theory focuses on observable behaviors and reinforcement to encourage learning. It emphasizes the importance of rewards and punishments in shaping behavior.
Cognitivism: This theory emphasizes mental processes such as memory, attention, and problem-solving. It suggests that learning involves acquiring new knowledge and skills through conscious mental processes.
Constructivism: This theory focuses on the idea that learners construct their knowledge through active participation in the learning process. It emphasizes the importance of social interaction, collaboration, and experiential learning.
Humanism: This theory emphasizes the importance of the learner's individuality, creativity, and self-directed learning. It suggests that education should focus on the learner's needs and interests, and should encourage self-expression and personal growth.
Connectivism: This theory emphasizes the importance of making connections between different sources of information and knowledge. It suggests that learning involves creating and navigating networks of information and connections.
Social Learning Theory:This theory posits learning as a function of the interaction between individuals and their social environment: It emphasizes the importance of observation, imitation, and modeling in learning, as well as reinforcement and punishment.
Situated Learning Theory: This theory posits that learning is embedded in social and physical contexts, and that knowledge is specific to particular situations or contexts. It suggests that learning should take place in authentic contexts that reflect the situations in which knowledge will be used.
Multiple Intelligences Theory: This theory suggests that different individuals have different strengths and abilities, and that intelligence should be defined in terms of multiple domains, such as linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal intelligence. It proposes that instruction should be tailored to the diverse strengths and learning styles of individuals.
Experiential Learning: This theory posits that learning is most effective when it involves direct, firsthand experience and active engagement with the learning materials. It suggests that learners should be encouraged to experiment, explore, and reflect on their learning experiences.
"Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in how understanding, or a worldview, is acquired or changed and knowledge and skills retained."
"Behaviorists look at learning as an aspect of conditioning and advocate a system of rewards and targets in education."
"Educators who embrace cognitive theory believe that the definition of learning as a change in behavior is too narrow, and study the learner rather than their environment — and in particular the complexities of human memory."
"Those who advocate constructivism believe that a learner's ability to learn relies largely on what they already know and understand, and the acquisition of knowledge should be an individually tailored process of construction."
"Transformative learning theory focuses on the often-necessary change required in a learner's preconceptions and worldview."
"Geographical learning theory focuses on the ways that contexts and environments shape the learning process."
"Outside the realm of educational psychology, techniques to directly observe the functioning of the brain during the learning process, such as event-related potential and functional magnetic resonance imaging, are used in educational neuroscience."
"The theory of multiple intelligences, where learning is seen as the interaction between dozens of different functional areas in the brain each with their own individual strengths and weaknesses in any particular human learner."
"Empirical research has found the theory to be unsupported by evidence."
"Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in how understanding... is acquired or changed."
"Behaviorists advocate a system of rewards and targets in education."
"Educators who embrace cognitive theory study the learner rather than their environment — and in particular the complexities of human memory."
"Those who advocate constructivism believe that a learner's ability to learn relies largely on what they already know and understand."
"Transformative learning theory focuses on the often-necessary change required in a learner's preconceptions and worldview."
"Geographical learning theory focuses on the ways that contexts and environments shape the learning process."
"These techniques are used in educational neuroscience to directly observe the functioning of the brain during the learning process."
"The theory of multiple intelligences sees learning as the interaction between dozens of different functional areas in the brain."
"Educational neuroscience focuses on directly observing the functioning of the brain during the learning process."
"Empirical research has found the theory to be unsupported by evidence."