Learning Theories Applied to Program Development

Questions Behaviorism Cognitivism Constructivism Social Connectivism Adult

Learning Learning

Theory

How does Observable Structured, Social, meaning Learning occurs Distributed within a Material is
learning occur? behavior main computational created by each actively - by network, social, learner
focus learner (personal) doing and technologically centered and
vicariously enhanced, learner is self-
recognizing and directed
interpreting patterns

What factors Nature of reward, Existing schema, Engagement, Human activity Diversity of network Prior
influence punishment, previous participation, social, and the knowledge
learning? stimuli experiences cultural environment in and
which one lives experience;
biological and
psychological
development;
socio-cultural
views

What is the role Memory is Encoding, Prior knowledge Symbolic coding Adaptive patterns, Information is
of memory? hardwiring of storage, retrieval remixed to current and rehearsal, representative of
repeated context mental images, current state, more likely to
experiences and cognitive existing in networks be stored in
organization memory when
- where reward it has greater
and punishment meaning or
are most application to
influential the learner

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 Learning Theories Applied to Program Development

How does Stimulus, The use of Socialization Group Internalization Connecting to Co-emergent
transfer occur? response knowledge is Learning, some of the nodes process, is
stored in Collaboration processes from relevant and
memory. A a social applicable to
learner environment
understands how the learner’s
to apply experiences
knowledge

What types of Task-based Reasoning, clear Social group Learning Collaborative Complex learning, Transfer
learning are learning objectives, rapid changing concepts and
best explained problem solving learning; core, diverse knowledge to
by this theory? apprenticeships; knowledge sources new
problem-based circumstances
instruction;
reciprocal
teaching

How is Audio-video Relate new To help learners Interactive By expanding the Reflections
technology materials; information to actively explore capacity to create and
used for computer assisted existing complex topics. learning, an external network
learning in your instruction information; Interactive problem collaborative consisting of feedback on
industry? Computer games analogies and based software learning, people, information the relevance
metaphors package facilitating and content of their
learning, learning;
authentic facilitate self-
learning, learner direction; use
learner’s
knowledge and
experience

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