Introduction to Learning Theories EDU622-0603A-01: Applying Learning Theories Unit 1 IP Dr. Trude Fawson American Intercontinental University June 17‚ 2006 Introduction How do we come to know what we know? What is knowledge? These questions are important not only for epistemologists or philosophers who study knowledge‚ but‚ as well for those interested in the sciences and education. Whether knowledge is seen as absolute‚ separate from the knower and corresponding to a knowable‚ external reality
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Social Learning Although there are many behaviors that we as humans (and animals as well) learn directly‚ there are also behaviors that we learn from each other. This is called the Social Learning Theory or Social-Learning Approach. With the aid of Albert Bandura‚ social learning possesses three core concepts to further explain its general idea‚ including learning through observation‚ how mental states affect learning‚ and how learning does not mean a change in behavior (Cherry). The Social Learning
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What is theory? A theory is a way of thinking and a model of how things work‚ how principles are related‚ and what causes things to work together. Learning theories address key questions‚ for example‚ how does learning happen? How does motivation occur? What influences students’ development? A theory is not just an idea. It’s an idea that is a coherent explanation of a set of relationships that has been tested with lots of research. If the idea survives rigorous testing‚ that theory is said
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Humanistic Theories of Learning: I. Introduction Humanism‚ a paradigm that emerged in the 1960s‚ focuses on the human freedom‚ dignity‚ and potential. A central assumption of humanism is that people act with intentionality and values. Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the child ’s self-concept. If the child feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones ’ strengths and weaknesses‚ and a
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The Evolution of Accepted Learning Theories Micheal Irwin Professor Harrop College 100 31 July 2010 Education has traditionally been seen as a pedagogic relationship between the teacher and the learner. It was always the teacher who decided what the learner needed to know‚ and indeed‚ how the knowledge and skills should be taught. In the past thirty years or so there has been quite a revolution in education through research into how people learn‚ and resulting from that‚ further work on how
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Social Learning Theory in Practice Jordan M. Pahl University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Introduction Social learning theory is one of the most frequently looked at theories in the field of criminology. The theory clarifies that criminal and deviant behavior stems from imitation and reinforcement of one’s environment. Its applications attempt to describe why certain people tend to participate in criminal activities and why others abstain from it. Social learning theory specifies the importance of
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the learning theories provided you with new information? How would you apply this in your practice? Learning and teaching go hand in hand. As nurses in health care‚ while taking care of adults‚ there is lot of education and teaching that happens in the hospital and teaching is performed among patients‚ among fellow nurses and other health care workers and introduction of new equipment or procedure. This was a good exercise as there was opportunity to learn more about learning theories and to
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A. Three main concepts about systems theory. « The ripple effect 1. A chain reaction that spreads across a system affecting almost all or all parts. 2. The ripple effect can start as a small blip that alone has little importance. However‚ when this small incident starts to affect other parts of a large system‚ it spreads causing magnified problems for the group and its individual members. Cal State University‚ Chico had poor budget planning and too many extra expenses over the last few years
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1. Systems theory and the Ecological perspective As a social worker‚ one must understand the impact of systems in the environment. The interactions between the individual and their multiple systems give social workers a visual of how to interpret their consumer ’s life. System theories is one way to try to interpret a consumer ’s life to have somewhat of a general idea of how to help solve the problems they are facing. The easiest way to view system theories are by creating
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Gitterman‚ A. (1996). The life model of social work practice (2nd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. Goldstein‚ E Greif‚ G. L.‚ & Lynch‚ A. A. (1983). The eco-systems perspective. In C. H. Meyer (Ed.)‚ Clinical social work in the eco-systems perspective (pp. 35—71). New York: Columbia University Press. Hamilton‚ G. (1951). Theory and practice of social casework. New York: Columbia University Press. Hartman‚ A. (1978). Diagrammatic assessment of family relationships. Social Casework‚ 59‚ 465—476
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