Learning Theories: Propose Your Own / COLLAGE
Teaching and Learning: Lost in a Buzzword Wasteland ------------------------------- A brief introduction to Learning Theories --------------------------- The 5 Educational Learning Theories Behaviorism : Behaviorism is using reinforcement and punishment techniques to encourage or discourage certain behaviors. The environment around us shapes us because we are blank slates and so the behaviors of others can influence our behaviors as well. We can be conditioned to follow certain behavior patterns by the people around us. An example can be rats who push the lever everytime they get food and then keep continuing that behavior of pushing the lever to get more food. Their behavior of pushing the lever has been conditioned by behaviorism. Cognitivism : Cognitivism focuses more on the mind and the thinking process through reading texts and lecture instructions. People who learn this way are often thought as information processors. People are ration
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