Assignment:
Readings the following chapters are given below is:
The Emergence of Cognitive Research, Memory and Learning and Cognitive, Learning and the Environment
Applying Learning Theory to Life
Prior to beginning work on this activity read all of the required reading, review the content from weeks one through three, visit the website https://selfdeterminationtheory.org, and review the Instructor Guidance. This week you will be discussing the multiple perspectives about how we learn, based on your developing knowledge about learning theory, and how it affects your own ability to perform at desired levels.
Required elements:
1. Explain behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and humanism as applied to learning. Suggested template.
2. Summarizes at least two sub-theories/ideologies within each framework.
a. Examples include:
b. From behaviorism
- associative learning, classical conditioning, operant Conditioning, conditioning, extinction, and ratio/interval schedules
c. From cognitivism
- schema theory, memory development, elaboration theory (i.e. Bloom's taxonomy), cognitive load theory, and social learning/cognitive theory.
d. From constructivism (conceptions of knowledge are derived from the process of constructing individual interpretations of one's experiences)
- cognitive constructivism, dialectical (social) constructivism, zone of proximal development, and discovery learning
e. From humanism
- motivational theories of learning (i.e. self-determination theory, Maslow's hierarchy of needs), experiential learning, and Steiner pedagogy or Waldorf education.
f. List and briefly explain a minimum of two theoretically supported strategies, that we have learned about during the past weeks, that you think would most help you to increase your own learning success.
g. List and briefly explain a minimum of two theoretically supported strategies, that we have learned about during the past weeks, that you think would most help someone in your personal or professional circle.
- Apply basic methods of psychological research skills to this content by synthesizing supporting evidence from at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library that defend the strategies you have chosen.
The Applying Learning Theory to Life paper
Must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Text
Rosser-Majors, M. L. (2017). Theories of learning: An exploration.
This text is a ConstellationTM course digital materials (CDM) title.
Articles
Chrobak, Q. M., & Zaragoza, M. S. (2013). When forced fabrications become truth: Causal explanations and false memory development. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 142(3), 827-844.
Fishman, E. J., & Husman, J. (2017). Extending attribution theory: Considering students' perceived control of the attribution process. Journal Of Educational Psychology, 109(4), 559-573.
McFarlane, D. (2011). Multiple intelligences: The most effective platform for global 21st century educational and instructional methodologies. College Quarterly, 14(2).
Semin, G. R., & Smith, E. R. (2013). Socially situated cognition in perspectivePreview the document. Social Cognition, 31(2), 125-146.
Wan, Z., Compeau, D., & Haggerty, N. (2012). The effects of self-regulated learning processes on e-learning outcomes in organizational settings. Journal of Management Information Systems, 29(1), 307-340.
Multimedia
Gl0balElite. (2009, June 18). B.F. Skinner - Operant conditioning and free will
Doolittle, P. (Writer). (2013). TEDTalks: Peter Doolittle-How your "working memory" makes sense of the world
The Leadership Difference. (2010, February 15). What are schemas?
TED. (2013, September 23). How reliable is your memory? | Elizabeth Loftus
Web Page
Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy and Education. (n.d.). Assessment: Find your strengths
Websites
The Critical Thinking Community
Self-Determination Theory