The learning theories

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Mind Map on The learning theories, created by Helena Sansa Planas on 10/03/2016.
Helena Sansa Planas
Mind Map by Helena Sansa Planas, updated more than 1 year ago
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The learning theories
  1. Learning
    1. Process in which you link your previous knowledge with the new one and you are able to apply it in other situations
    2. The ways of understanding learning
      1. determine
        1. the way of teaching
      2. Behaviourism
        1. Based on the stimulus-response approach
          1. All behaviour is caused by external stimuli.
            1. The learner is passive
              1. Behaviour is shaped through reinforcements or punishments which increases/decreases the probability that the antecedent behavior will happen again.
                1. Learning is therefore defined as a change in behavior in the learner
            2. Cognitivism
              1. Learning is understood as a developmental cognitive process
                1. The object of study is the mind
                2. Students create their own knowledge
                  1. All learning occurs in a cultural context and involves social interactions
                    1. Students tend to compete among each other
                    2. Constructivism
                      1. Students learn through connections with prior experiences and as a result of social interaction
                        1. Teachers acquire an active role. They are facilitators
                          1. Students are the creators of their own knowledge
                            1. Promotes students' innate curiosity about the world and how things work
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