Sunday, December 11, 2011

Theories of Learning




This is a visual presentation of the main learning theories: Behaviorism, Cognitivism and Constructivism. In this presentation you will see the main features of these theories.
Behaviorism
Key Players:
1. Thorndike – Connectionism
2. Pavlov (and Watson) – Classical Conditioning
3. Skinner – Operant Conditioning
4. Bandura – Observable Learning and Modeling
5. Gagné – Hierarchical Learning
Cognitivism
Key Players:
1. Maria Montessori- Sensory stimulation from the environment shapes thinking.
2. Jean Piaget- Cognitive Development stages
3. Lev Vygotsky- theory of sociocultural development
Constructivism
Key Players:
1. John Dewey- Functional Psychology
2. Jerome Bruner- Cognitive and developmental psychology
3. Lev Vygotsky- theory of sociocultural development
4. Jean Piaget- Cognitive Development stages
4. Maria Montessori- Sensory stimulation from the environment shapes thinking.

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