Summary of INST 5130 Learning Theories

1. INST 5130
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION THEORIES
SUMMER 2012 - FINAL PRODUCT
To: Dr. CRAWFORD
By: Jennifer Nguyen

2. A LEARNING THEORY is an attempt to
describe how people and animals learn,
thereby helping us understand the
inherently complex process of learning.

3. INSTRUCTION is an external agency that
guides the learner toward a goal by
means of some specified procedures

4. Learning and Instruction
Theories
1. Behavioris
m
2. Cognition
3. Developme
nt
4. Biology
5. Motivation
6. Instruction
7. Constructiv
ism

5. BEHAVIORISM
Behaviorism is a learning theory
that is focused upon the concept of
“stimulus/response”

6. COGNITION
Cognition is the process that the brain recalls
and connects related old memories,
knowledge with new or current
information to make a decision or solve a

7. DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience
and psychology focusing on a child's development in
terms of information processing, conceptual resources,
perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of
brain development and cognitive psychology

8. BIOLOGY
Repetition is the first law of learning
There is a cellular, a nucleic response, to all
learning events

9. MOTIVATION
MOTIVATION is either an external (extrinsic) or
internal (intrinsic) influence that increases the
enthusiasm or maintains the persistence in
order to reach a certain goal.

10. INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION is a methodology that will
enhance learning on the part of the
learner, primarily focused upon meeting
learning goals and learning objectives

11. CONSTRUCTIVISM
Constructivism is a learning theory
based on the belief that learners can
generate new knowledge based on
previous knowledge and/or

12. CONNECTIVISM
CONNECTIVISM is a learning theory for the
Digital Age