Learning Theories

Learning Theories

1. Behaviorism

   • Behaviorism emphasizes the role of environmental factors in influencing behavior, to the near exclusion of innate or inherited factors. This amounts essentially to a focus on learning. We learn new behavior through classical or operant conditioning (collectively known as 'learning theory').
   • Pavlov
   • Skinner

2. Cognitivsm

   • Cognitive theory defines learning as "a semi-permanent change in mental processes or associations." Cognitivists do not require an outward exibition of learning but focus more on the internal processes and connections that take place during learning. The main assumption of cognitive psychology is that there are cognitive processes that take place and influence the way things are learned.
   • Piaget

3. Social Constructivism

   • Social constructivism is a variety of cognitive constructivism that emphasizes the collaborative nature of much learning. Social constructivism was developed by post-revolutionary Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Vygotsky was a cognitivist, but rejected the assumption made by cognitivists such as Piaget and Perry that it was possible to separate learning from its social context. 
   • Vygotsky

Bilder und Dateien der Mindmap

• Pavlovs Dogs (Einbetten)
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