Saturday, 26 February 2011

3 Learning Theories - Behaviourism, Cognitivism & Constructivism

Seeing as though I am a logical learner on the Birmingham Grid for Learners I am going to structure this blog logically in dot point form.





Behaviourism - learners learn through practice and positive reinforcement.


Cognitivism - theoretical approach to understanding mental processing, if we understand the mind we can better understand learning.


Constructivism - based on experiences, the learner constructs their own reality.



Connectivism - learning in the digital age.  George Siemens (2005) stated that you can't know everything, but you need to identify where to find the knowledge.


Do I agree with Siemens' ideas?
I personally agree with his statements.  The approach to learning he presents in modern and the way of the future classroom.  Connectivism identifies that no one has all the knowledge and that we should utilise the technology we have to further enhance the learning experience in the classroom.

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