Learning Theories

Behaviourist theory
Breaks down content into smaller chunks (called frames)
Navigation is teacher-directed and linear
Programs usually "drill-and-practice" or "tutorial type"
Pedagogies: Behaviourism, Classical Conditioning, Language Acquisition
Major theorists include: Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner,
See also "Radical Behaviourism" - Noam Chomsky

Constructivist theory
Content knowledge is derived from past constructions
Learning is an organic process of invention, rather than a mechanical process of accumulation of facts, navigation is non-linear
Programs usually include simulations which allow students the to investigate concepts by changing variables to discover the effects of these changes
Pedagogies: constructivist epistemology, constructivism, Zone of Proximal Development, Learning Theory, Multiple Intelligences Major theorists include: Jean Piaget, Howard Gardner, Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, Jean Jacques Rousseau, David Ausubel, Bruno Latour, Peter Ludwig Berger
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