We also learned about learning theories. Learning theories describe how people and animals learn and help us to understand how learning happens. There are three learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Behaviorism is when the internal process of learning can be observed through ones behavior. The cause and effect method is the focus of this theory. Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are two ways to change and control behavior. Cognitivism is the idea of "the brain as a computer" and focuses on the internal processes rather than behavior. Constructivism is based on three principles: people gain knowledge through experiences, people have unique versions of knowledge, and meaningful activities help facilitate one-of-a-kind learning experiences. Although I gave descriptions of each learning theory, they were described more in depth.
As an elementary education major, both ideas can be used in my field. Mind mapping has always been a favorite for teachers to get their students mind rolling and organized. By having applications free and available online for concept-maps, this can be used in classrooms to get students not online thinking, but improving their computer skills as well. Children's minds need to be challenged and lessons taught need to be able to be interchangeable for all learning styles. As far as the information on learning theories, they too, were helpful. This information lets me see positive and negative ways to change children's behavior and how to create one-of-a-kind learning experiences.
This video is from youtube.com. I chose this video because it explains two learning theories, constructivism and operant conditioning. This helps the visual learners understand the ideas that are explained above.
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