Module 2 Blog
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Laine Pagan http://lainepagan.blogspot.com
Jesus Berrios www.blogberrios.blogspot.com
I agree with Bill Kerr, about not using _isms as a blinker, but as a filter (Kerr, 2007). A blinker would mean that you are going in a specific direction, but a filter could mean that you were going to use parts of each learning theory. This also goes along with Karl Kapp's idea that all of the learning theories have useful parts to them and can be used at different levels of learning (Kapp, 2007).
I agree with both of these blogs. Students do not all learn the same way and they are not all on the same level. Also, different lessons or assignments may require a different learning theory. If a student needs to lean a specific behavior or needs to memorize something simple, behaviorism would work well. If a student needed to take information and make it into a research paper, another learning theory would be used, depending on what the research paper needed to cover. I think teachers use parts of the different leaning theories throughout a course each year.
Kapp, K. (2007, January 2). Out and about: Discussion on educational schools of thought. Retrieved from http://karlkapp.blogspot.com/2007/01/out-and-about-discussion-on-educational.html
Kerr, B. (2007, January 1). _isms as filter, not blinker. Retrieved from http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/01/isms-as-filters-not-blinker.html
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I truly agree with you about teachers using different learning theories because I have done so on in classroom. It just depends on the lesson I am teaching at the time. As teachers we may teach a certain way and sometimes we do things not realizing that we are using a certain learning theories.
ReplyDeleteEven though I am more prone to say that we learn by the cognitive theory, I do understand the emphasis placed on other learning theories especially when we take into consideration motivating students.
Nice post Sharon. I too agree with Kerr, Kapp, Carol and yourself. Being in the classroom you're, not so conscious of an approach as you are in that you are effecting learning. In this regard learning can be realized in many creative ways.
ReplyDeleteOne question though. If you were a math teacher teaching multiplication through to 12 X 12, which approach would be most useful?
Jesus,
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question, I would use a more behaviorist approach if I was teaching multiplication facts. This is because I would be wanting the students to memorize, so they could recall them quickly.
I believe that it is time for change and a new cognitive learning theory should be developed that draws from the pieces of older theories. However, the new theory should reflect what we know currently on how people learn and how technology influneces learning.
ReplyDeleteSharon,
ReplyDeleteI agree that not all students learn in the same way. Many schools agree with the concept that students learn differently because many schools are incorporating differerentiated lessons and teachers adapting lessons to meet the individual learning styles of their students. Therefore, I believe the same is true when considering learning theories, each one has characteristics that are essential regarding the learning process and they need to be utilized based on the activities and student needs.
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