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Learning theories are usually divided into several paradigms which represent different perspectives on the learning process. Theories within the same paradigm share the same point of view. Currently, the most accepted learning paradigms are behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, connectivism, social learning and humanism but there are others as well.
Here we will refer to the following learning paradigms and related learning theories:
We will also refer to some instructional design principles:
Some theories that are not directly orientated on explaining of the learning process, but are also worth mentioning can be found here: