Learning Theories that Shaped Technology Integration

Perspective of Learning

Behaviorist PerspectiveCognitivist Perspective

Constructivist Perspective

•Behaviorist PerspectiveLearner acquired behaviors, skills and knowledge in response to the:-Rewards (Positive Reinforcement)-Punishment (Negative Reinforcement)-Withheld Responses ( No Reinforcement)Associated with the learners action or behavior.

•Behaviorist Perspective

Characteristic of Behaviorism

- Learning takes place through observation of one’s behavior

- Psychological researchers began to study learner’s response to stimuli.

•Behaviorist Perspective

Reinforcement Theory

-Behaviors that are followed by reinforcement is more likely to occur in the future implying that they are learned.

•Behaviorist Perspective

Programmed Instruction-A technique of leading a learner through a series of instructional step to a desired level of performance.

•Cognitivist Perspective-Learning takes place as a mental operation when information enters through senses, undergoes mental manipulation, is stored and is finally used.-Cognitivists create a mental model of short-term memory and long-term memory.

•Cognitivist Perspective

Piaget’s concepts for cognitivism

SchemataAssimilation

Accommodation

•Cognitivist Perspective

Schemata-Mental structures by which individuals organize their perceived environment.

•Cognitivist Perspective

Assimilation-Cognitive process which learner integrates new information and experiences into his or her existing schemata.

•Cognitivist Perspective

Accommodation-Process of modifying existing schemata or creating new ones.

•Constructivists Perspective

Individuals construct their own understanding of the world in which they live.

Reference

Educational Technology 1 by Wilhelmina G. Borjal Ed. D.