Theory Archives

What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory?

Learning / August 17, 2023 / Research, Theory

According to Vygotsky, learning and development are inseparable from the social and cultural contexts in which individuals participate.

From Constructivism and Connectivism to Situated Learning, here are 32 of the most common learning theories every teacher should know.

Dewey believed that learning was socially constructed and that brain-based pedagogy should emphasize active, experiential learning.

Bandura’s Social Learning theory explained that children learn in social environments by observing and then imitating the behavior of others.

Learning / January 4, 2022 / Theory

Rhizomatic Learning embraces the beautiful complexity of the human experience, and the unpredictability of the learning process.

Technology / March 3, 2019 / Theory

The frequency of repetition and rehearsal, if spaced at intervals, promotes better recall of memory than if presented in one long burst.

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

Learning / January 24, 2019 / Theory

The Taxonomy Of Significant Learning is useful for making design considerations for student learning experiences.

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

Learning / January 1, 2015 / Theory

Three Levels Of Information Processing by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is number 5 in my blog …

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

Learning / October 5, 2014 / Random, Theory

Learning is changing–becoming more entrepreneurial than directly didactic. That is, more learner-centered and than teacher-controlled.