Evaluating Theories And Principles Of Learning And Communication In The Classroom
Explain how theories and principles of learning and communication can be applied to promote teaching that is inclusive. Look at the different teaching and learning styles that are used in your own classroom and consider how they demonstrate these theories and principles of learning. Pay particular attention to communication in the classroom.
Theories of Learning
The three main types of learning theory that can be separated into three main schools of thought:
1. The behaviourist school
2. The cognitivist school
3. The humanist school
The behaviourist school of thought is concerned completely with learned behaviour. Behaviourists believe that behaviour is learned from external stimuli and that learners react more to teaching …show more content…
They believe that to develop autonomy, learners need personal goals and meaning to what they are learning. Although this is a less scientific method, it does offer a responsive approach to the individual differences that we experience in human learning. This school of though is also heavily motivational to the point that most of the theorists behind this are motivation theorists rather than human theorists.
There are also different levels of learning (taxonomy of learning - Bloom) to be aware of which will allow for a type of differentiation between learners and can promote inclusivity when planning. This can be done by creating lesson plans, which accommodate for different levels of understanding within a group session regarding your planned outcomes. For example you can plan for:
All learners will be able to do X, Y and Z (low order skills)
Most learners will be able to do A, B and C (increased order …show more content…
Adult
2. Parent
3. Child
The encoder is always the leader of the communication i.e. the teacher in our case. The decoder is the receiver of information i.e. the learner. The ideal state to achieve is that of Adult-Adult. This is the state where both parties show and receive most respect. Child-Parent must be avoided at all costs as the child is less experienced than the parent and the parent will always look to dominate the child. If the decoder is a child, they may need nurturing in order to learn the foundations of communication so either a parent or adult would be an acceptable state for the encoder.
Teaching and Learning Styles in my classroom
As I work in a primarily adult based learning environment, I am naturally drawn into the Andragogy style of teaching with a humanist bias and a constructivism style of delivery. I truly believe in a very active learning process, with learners highly involved. This is a democratic approach overall. I believe that much more emphasis should be on learning techniques and thinking skills throughout education in general, hence their heavy focus in my session. A lot of my teaching and learning is motivation based, confidence building and lateral thinking. I try to relate as many examples of the lesson content to learning methods and thinking skills so that the learners feel confident to take more ownership of their own learning whilst in the classroom and after they
Theories of Learning
The three main types of learning theory that can be separated into three main schools of thought:
1. The behaviourist school
2. The cognitivist school
3. The humanist school
The behaviourist school of thought is concerned completely with learned behaviour. Behaviourists believe that behaviour is learned from external stimuli and that learners react more to teaching …show more content…
They believe that to develop autonomy, learners need personal goals and meaning to what they are learning. Although this is a less scientific method, it does offer a responsive approach to the individual differences that we experience in human learning. This school of though is also heavily motivational to the point that most of the theorists behind this are motivation theorists rather than human theorists.
There are also different levels of learning (taxonomy of learning - Bloom) to be aware of which will allow for a type of differentiation between learners and can promote inclusivity when planning. This can be done by creating lesson plans, which accommodate for different levels of understanding within a group session regarding your planned outcomes. For example you can plan for:
All learners will be able to do X, Y and Z (low order skills)
Most learners will be able to do A, B and C (increased order …show more content…
Adult
2. Parent
3. Child
The encoder is always the leader of the communication i.e. the teacher in our case. The decoder is the receiver of information i.e. the learner. The ideal state to achieve is that of Adult-Adult. This is the state where both parties show and receive most respect. Child-Parent must be avoided at all costs as the child is less experienced than the parent and the parent will always look to dominate the child. If the decoder is a child, they may need nurturing in order to learn the foundations of communication so either a parent or adult would be an acceptable state for the encoder.
Teaching and Learning Styles in my classroom
As I work in a primarily adult based learning environment, I am naturally drawn into the Andragogy style of teaching with a humanist bias and a constructivism style of delivery. I truly believe in a very active learning process, with learners highly involved. This is a democratic approach overall. I believe that much more emphasis should be on learning techniques and thinking skills throughout education in general, hence their heavy focus in my session. A lot of my teaching and learning is motivation based, confidence building and lateral thinking. I try to relate as many examples of the lesson content to learning methods and thinking skills so that the learners feel confident to take more ownership of their own learning whilst in the classroom and after they