LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION THEORIES

A LEARNING THEORY is an attempt to describe how people and animals learn, thereby helping us understand the inherently complex process of learning.

INSTRUCTION is an external agency that guides the learner toward a goal by means of some specified procedures

Learning and Instruction Theories

1. Behaviorism2. Cognition3. Development4. Biology5. Motivation6. Instruction7. Constructivism8. Connectivism

BEHAVIORISM

Behaviorism is a learning theory that is focused upon the concept of “stimulus/response”

COGNITION

Cognition is the process that the brain recalls and connects related old memories, knowledge with new or current information to make a decision or solve a problem

DEVELOPMENT

Cognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of brain development and cognitive psychology

BIOLOGY

Repetition is the first law of learning There is a cellular, a nucleic response, to all learning

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MOTIVATION

MOTIVATION is either an external (extrinsic) or internal (intrinsic) influence that increases the enthusiasm or maintains the persistence in order to reach a certain goal.

INSTRUCTION

INSTRUCTION is a methodology that will enhance learning on the part of the learner, primarily focused upon meeting learning goals and learning objectives

CONSTRUCTIVISM

Constructivism is a learning theory based on the belief that learners can generate new knowledge based on previous knowledge and/or experience

CONNECTIVISM

CONNECTIVISM is a learning theory for the Digital Age