Learning Theories that Shaped Technology Integration Reference: Educational Technology 1

1. Learning Theories that
Shaped Technology
Integration

2. Perspective of Learning
Behaviorist Perspective
Cognitivist Perspective
Constructivist Perspective

3. •Behaviorist Perspective
Learner acquired behaviors, skills and
knowledge in response to the:
-Rewards (Positive Reinforcement)
-Punishment (Negative Reinforcement)
-Withheld Responses ( No Reinforcement)
Associated with the learners action or
behavior.

4. •Behaviorist Perspective
Characteristic of Behaviorism
- Learning takes place through
observation of one’s behavior
- Psychological researchers
began to study learner’s
response to stimuli.

5. •Behaviorist Perspective
Reinforcement Theory
-Behaviors that are followed by
reinforcement is more likely to
occur in the future implying that
they are learned.

6. •Behaviorist Perspective
Programmed Instruction
-A technique of leading a learner
through a series of instructional
step to a desired level of
performance.

7. •Cognitivist Perspective
-Learning takes place as a mental
operation when information enters
through senses, undergoes mental
manipulation, is stored and is finally
used.
-Cognitivists create a mental model of
short-term memory and long-term
memory.

8. •Cognitivist Perspective
Piaget’s concepts for
cognitivism
Schemata
Assimilation
Accommodation

9. •Cognitivist Perspective
Schemata
-Mental structures by which
individuals organize their
perceived environment.

10. •Cognitivist Perspective
Assimilation
-Cognitive process which
learner integrates new
information and experiences
into his or her existing
schemata.

11. •Cognitivist Perspective
Accommodation
-Process of modifying existing
schemata or creating new ones.

12. •Constructivists Perspective
Individuals construct their own
understanding of the world in
which they live.

13. Reference
Educational Technology 1 by Wilhelmina G. Borjal Ed. D.