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a persisting change in human
performance potential brought about occurs when experience causes a
as a result of the relatively permanent change in an
learner’s interaction with the individual’s knowledge or behavior
environment
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a change in human performance or
performance potential
Knowledge Performance Behavior
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Instructional Systems Technology
Technology
Basic Research Practical Practical
Basic Learning Teaching and
and Theory Problems
Research and Learning
Theory Problems
LEARNER
Learning
TEACHER INSTRUCTION
Instructional Technology
Behavioral Cognitive Constructivist
Learning: change
Behavioral
Cognitive
Constructivist
in the probability
70’s 80’s 90’s of a behavior
occurring
Learning occurs
outside the mind
a change in the a change in learning
probability of a knowledge constructed
behavior stored in from Focuses on behavior and the external
occurring memory experience
environment’s influence on it
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Learning: change
in knowledge
stored in memory Memory is organized
Learners
process and store
information
Behavior, including learning,
is governed by internal memory processes
Information is translated
Memory is active into meaningful forms
HIGH
Learning: create
new meaning
based on
experience
Learners’
Task
Learning is shared Knowledge
between teacher
and student
Knowledge is actively constructed by working to
LOW Level of Cognitive Processing Required HIGH
solve realistic problems in collaboration with others
Behavioral Cognitive Constructivist
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