The Theories of Learning Behaviorism Cognitivism Constructivism

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The Theories of LearningBehaviorismCognitivismC
onstructivism

• Matt Pendleton
• EME2040
• Section 1357

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What is Behaviorism?

• The study of behavior and how it reacts to a
  stimulus.
• It also studies the consequences of the reaction.
• John Watson was the first to use the word.

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Behaviorism Video

• Watch the video of Behaviorism in the Classroom
• Kelly Susan Adams CaseBYU McKay School of
  Educationeducation.byu.edu

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What is Cognitivism?

• Its a mental process that takes place when
  information enters through the senses then gets
  stored in memory and is then used.
• It is understanding the mind.
• Very similar in how a computer works.

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What is Constructivism?

• There are two types of constructivist views
• Socio-Cultural
• Learning comes from working with others, so our
  cultural background is important since we learn
  behaviors from others.
• Cognitive
• Ideas/past experiences mix with new ones to
  create our new knowledge.

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Constructivism Video

• Watch the video of Constructivism in the
  Classroom
• Brenda Beyal CaseBYU McKay School of
  Educationeducation.byu.edu

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Comparison
Behavior Behaviorism Cognitivism Constructivism
How People Learn People learn through reinforcements which shape their behavior Information enters through senses then gets stored in memory and is then used. Past experiences and working with others shape the learned behavior
Uses in Technology Teaching Machines Instructional Films Direct Instruction Simulations AI Virtual Reality Programming Hypermedia Concept Maps
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Resources on the Web

• For more information on
• Behaviorismhttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviori
  smhttp//web.cocc.edu/cbuell/theories/behaviorism
  .htm
• Cognitivism
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitivism_28psycho
  logy29http//web.cocc.edu/cbuell/theories/cognit
  ivism.htm
• Constructivism
• http//chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/const
  ruct.htmlhttp//web.cocc.edu/cbuell/theories/cons
  tructivism.htm