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looks at the way people think aka how they learn
*impacts students because their understanding of
their thought process can help them learn. Teachers
Cognitive Learning Theory can give students opportunities to ask questions, to
fail, and think out loud. These strategies can help
students understand how their thought process works,
and utilize this knowledge to construct better learning
opportunities.
idea that how a student behaves is based on their
interaction with their environment. It suggests that
behaviors are influenced and learned from external
forces rather than internal forces.
Behaviorism Learning
Theory
*Teachers in a classroom can utilize positive
reinforcement to help students better learn a
concept. Students who receive positive reinforcement
are more likely to retain information moving forward, a
direct result of the behaviorism theory.
, based on the idea that students actually create their
own learning based on their previous experiences. .
Students take what they're being taught and add it to
Constructivism Learning their previous knowledge and experiences, creating a
Theory reality that's unique to them.
*
Humanism directly focuses on the idea of self-
actualization. Everyone functions under a hierarchy of
needs. Self-actualization is at the top of the hierarchy
of needs—it's the brief moments where a person feels
all of their needs are met and that they're the best
possible version of themselves. Everyone is striving
for this, and learning environments can either move
Humanism Learning
toward meeting needs or away from meeting needs.
Theory
*Educators can help fulfill students' emotional and
physical needs, giving them a safe and comfortable
place to learn, plenty of food, and the support they
need to succeed. This kind of environment is the most
conducive to helping students learn.
focuses on the idea that people learn and grow when
they form connections. This can be connections with
each other or connections with their roles and
obligations in their lives. Hobbies, goals, and people
can all be connections that influence learning.
Connectivism Learning
Theory
*Teachers can utilize connectivism in their classrooms
to help students make connections to things that
excite them, helping them learn. Teachers can use
digital media to make good, positive connections to
learning.
, focuses on the idea that learners can adjust their
thinking based on new information.
Transformative Learning *our worldview is changed the more we learn, which
Theory helps us grasp new concepts and ideas. By getting
new information that helps evaluate past ideas,
students are able to make a dramatic educational shift
beyond standard learning
the concept of children learning from observing
others by acting on or not acting on what they see
exhibited by their classmates.
Social Learning Theory
*For example, they may see a classmate politely
asking for a treat and getting one, or maybe they hear
another classmate talking about something new
they've learned, which teaches the student something
new even if it's not something they try themselves.
focuses on learning by doing.
Experiential Learning
*students are encouraged to learn through
Theory
experiences that can help them retain information and
recall facts.
, Which of the following B. Maintaining a journal on the effectiveness of
activities is most helpful different teaching models.
for a beginning teacher
when making use of
reflection for professional
growth?
a. rereading an
undergraduate textbook
on different teaching
models
b. maintaining a journal on
the effectiveness of
different teaching models
c. attending a school wide
workshop on
implementing different
teaching methods
d. taking a graduate
education course that
focuses on different
teaching methods.
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looks at the way people think aka how they learn
*impacts students because their understanding of
their thought process can help them learn. Teachers
Cognitive Learning Theory can give students opportunities to ask questions, to
fail, and think out loud. These strategies can help
students understand how their thought process works,
and utilize this knowledge to construct better learning
opportunities.
idea that how a student behaves is based on their
interaction with their environment. It suggests that
behaviors are influenced and learned from external
forces rather than internal forces.
Behaviorism Learning
Theory
*Teachers in a classroom can utilize positive
reinforcement to help students better learn a
concept. Students who receive positive reinforcement
are more likely to retain information moving forward, a
direct result of the behaviorism theory.
, based on the idea that students actually create their
own learning based on their previous experiences. .
Students take what they're being taught and add it to
Constructivism Learning their previous knowledge and experiences, creating a
Theory reality that's unique to them.
*
Humanism directly focuses on the idea of self-
actualization. Everyone functions under a hierarchy of
needs. Self-actualization is at the top of the hierarchy
of needs—it's the brief moments where a person feels
all of their needs are met and that they're the best
possible version of themselves. Everyone is striving
for this, and learning environments can either move
Humanism Learning
toward meeting needs or away from meeting needs.
Theory
*Educators can help fulfill students' emotional and
physical needs, giving them a safe and comfortable
place to learn, plenty of food, and the support they
need to succeed. This kind of environment is the most
conducive to helping students learn.
focuses on the idea that people learn and grow when
they form connections. This can be connections with
each other or connections with their roles and
obligations in their lives. Hobbies, goals, and people
can all be connections that influence learning.
Connectivism Learning
Theory
*Teachers can utilize connectivism in their classrooms
to help students make connections to things that
excite them, helping them learn. Teachers can use
digital media to make good, positive connections to
learning.
, focuses on the idea that learners can adjust their
thinking based on new information.
Transformative Learning *our worldview is changed the more we learn, which
Theory helps us grasp new concepts and ideas. By getting
new information that helps evaluate past ideas,
students are able to make a dramatic educational shift
beyond standard learning
the concept of children learning from observing
others by acting on or not acting on what they see
exhibited by their classmates.
Social Learning Theory
*For example, they may see a classmate politely
asking for a treat and getting one, or maybe they hear
another classmate talking about something new
they've learned, which teaches the student something
new even if it's not something they try themselves.
focuses on learning by doing.
Experiential Learning
*students are encouraged to learn through
Theory
experiences that can help them retain information and
recall facts.
, Which of the following B. Maintaining a journal on the effectiveness of
activities is most helpful different teaching models.
for a beginning teacher
when making use of
reflection for professional
growth?
a. rereading an
undergraduate textbook
on different teaching
models
b. maintaining a journal on
the effectiveness of
different teaching models
c. attending a school wide
workshop on
implementing different
teaching methods
d. taking a graduate
education course that
focuses on different
teaching methods.
