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 ===== Learning paradigms ===== ===== Learning paradigms =====
  
-Learning theories are usually divided into several [[glossary#​paradigm|paradigms]] which represent different perspectives on the learning process. [[glossary#​theory|Theories]] within the same paradigm share the same point of view. Currently, the most commonly accepted learning paradigms are behaviorism,​ cognitivism,​ constructivism,​ connectivism,​ social learning and humanism but there are others as well. 
  
-Here we will refer to named learning ​paradigms ​and their related ​learning ​and instructional design theoriesA brief overview ​of the paradigms ​follows, and more information can be obtained by clicking on each paradigm ​name+Learning theories are usually divided into several [[glossary#​paradigm|paradigms]] which represent **different perspectives on the learning ​process**[[glossary#​theory|Theories]] within the same paradigm share the same basic point of view. Currently, ​the most commonly accepted learning ​paradigms ​are //​behaviorism//,​ //​cognitivism//,​ //​constructivism//,​ //​connectivism//​, and //​humanism//​.((In some resources //social learning// is added as a paradigm, //​humanism//​ or //​constructivism//​ are ignored and //​connectivism//​ is a new paradigm that is still not widely accepted.)).
  
-  * [[Behaviorism]]:​ +Here we will refer to the named learning ​paradigms and their related learning and instructional design theories. A brief overview ​of the paradigms follows, ​and more information can be obtained by clicking ​on each paradigm name
-    * Time line: Since 1910s +
-    * What is learning: Development ​of desired behavior +
-    * Control locus: Environment +
-    * Learner role: Passive +
-    * Learning process: Support of desired or punishing undesired behavior +
-    * Critics: Ignores learner ​and his mental processes, depends exclusively ​on overt behavior +
-    * Authors: [[http://​www.ivanpavlov.com/​|Ivan Pavlov]], [[http://​www.bfskinner.org/​BFSkinner/​AboutSkinner.html|Burrhus Skinner]], [[http://​www.muskingum.edu/​~psych/​psycweb/​history/​watson.htm|John Watson]]+
  
-  * [[Social Learning]]: +  * [[learning_paradigms:​Behaviorism]] 
-    Time lineSince 1950s +  [[learning_paradigms:Cognitivism]] 
-    What is learningAcquisition of new models of behavior or social competences ​ +  [[learning_paradigms:Humanism]] 
-    Control locus: Split between both learner and environment (//​reciprocal determinism//​) +  * [[learning_paradigms:Constructivism]] 
-    * Learner role: Acquisition and interpretation of new knowledge through social interaction +  * [[learning_paradigms:Connectivism]]
-    * Learning process: Prerequisite for meaningful learning is learners engagement in social activities +
-    * Critics: Offers no insight into complex cognitive processes (later improved by social/​cognitive theory) +
-    * Authors: ​[[http://​psych.fullerton.edu/​jmearns/​rotter.htm|Julian Rotter]][[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Albert_Bandura|Albert Bandura]] +
  
-  * [[Cognitivism]]: +[[learning_paradigms:paradigm_comparison|This brief comparison ​of learning ​paradigms]] can be used to better understand their differences and similarities.
-    * Time line: Since 1960s +
-    * What is learning: Acquisition of new knowledge and developing adequate mental constructions +
-    * Control locus: Learner +
-    * Learner role: Active and central to the process, he learns objective knowledge from external world +
-    * Learning process: An active process of acquiring and processing new information using prior knowledge and experience +
-    * Critics: Views knowledge as objective and external to the learner +
-    * Authors: [[http://​education.arts.unsw.edu.au/​staff/​john-sweller-726.html|John Sweller]], [[http://​www.psych.ucsb.edu/​people/​faculty/​mayer/​index.php|Richard Meyer]], [[http://​www.davidausubel.org/​|David Ausbel]]  +
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-  * [[Humanism]]:​ +
-    * Time line: Since 1960s +
-    * What is learning: A mean which should help learner in self-actualization and development ​of personal potentials +
-    * Control locus: Learner +
-    * Learner role: Active and discovery +
-    * Learning process: Active ​learning ​through experience +
-    * Critics: More psychologically then experimentally grounded approach based on assumptions of free will and a system of human values which are generally believed to be true, yet impossible to prove and sometimes discredited through counterexamples. ​    +
-    * Authors: [[http://​www.nrogers.com/​carlrogers.html|Carl Rogers]], [[http://​webspace.ship.edu/​cgboer/​maslow.html|Abraham Maslow]] +
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-  * [[Constructivism]]:​ +
-    * Time line: Since 1990s +
-    * What is learning: Construction of new knowledge +
-    * Control locus: Learner +
-    * Learner role: Active, constructing his representation of knowledge using preferred learning styles +
-    * Learning process: Construction of subjective representation of knowledge based on prior knowledge and experience  +
-    * Critics: There is little evidence for some constructivist views, and some even contradict known findings  +
-    * Authors: [[http://​wilderdom.com/​experiential/​JohnDeweyPhilosophyEducation.html|John Dewey]], [[http://​www.piaget.org/​aboutPiaget.html|Jean Piaget]], [[http://​www.marxists.org/​archive/​vygotsky/​|Lev Vygotsky]], [[http://​www.cilip.org.uk/​get-involved/​special-interest-groups/​community-services/​subgroups/​information-literacy/​events/​lilac/​lilac-2006/​Documents/​ProfessorPhilipCandy.pdf|Philip Candy]], [[http://​www.education.leeds.ac.uk/​research/​cssme/​rosalind_driver.pdf|Rosalind Driver]] +
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-  * [[Connectivism]]:​ +
-    * Time line: Since 1990s +
-    * What is learning: Process of network-forming +
-    * Control locus:  +
-    * Learner role:  +
-    * Learning process: +
-    * Critics: +
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-  * [[Other Learning Theories]]:​ +
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-===== Instructional design theories ===== +
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-We will also refer to some instructional design principles:​ +
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-  * [[Cognitive Apprenticeship]] +
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-===== Other related theories ===== +
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-Some theories that are not directly orientated on explaining of the learning process, but are also worth mentioning ​can be found here:  +
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-  * [[Gestalt Theory]] (Wertheimer) +
-  * [[Theory of Cognitive Development]] (Piaget) +
-  * [[http://​www.ewenger.com/​theory/​|Communities of Practice]] (Lave and Wenger)+
  
 +A list of all learning theories and instructional design models within the scope of this wiki can be found [[learning_theories:​list|here]].
  
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