Tag: Theory

A Quick Summary Of The Theory Of Learning Curves contributed by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is number 9 in my series on learning theories. My intention ...

ACT-R is a way of specifying how the brain itself is organized in a way that enables individual processing modules to produce cognition.

On the surface, there isn't a lot to the Taxonomy Of Significant Learning but what's there is useful to help design learning experiences for students.

Students need incremental challenges they can engage with at a social level so the entire community of learners can collaborativelay meaning.

Bandura's Social Learning theory explains how children learn in social environments by observing and then imitating the behavior of others.

John Dewey emphasized inquiry and the social context of learning. At the turn of the 20th-Century, these were radical ideas.

Learning Theories: 3 Levels Of Information Processing by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to ...

Bruner believed that when children start to learn new concepts, they need help from teachers and other adults in the form of active support.

Bridging Behaviorism & Cognitivism: Bandura's 4 Principles Of Social Learning by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is the third in my blog series on major learning theories. ...

Shifting Toward An Architecture of Participation by TeachThought Staff Reading, in terms of scale and diversity, is different than it used to be. Thinking, in terms of context and application, is ...

Rhizomatic Learning Is A Metaphor For How We Learn If we're matching the learning theories and instructional strategies with existing social conditions, we've really got some work to do. Existing ...