Educational learning theory

Kelly Y.L. Ku, Sivanes Phillipson, Shane N. Phillipson

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    Abstract

    A broad orientation to the principles and mechanisms underlying three major views of learning, namely, the behavioral perspective, the cognitive perspective, and the sociocultural perspective are presented. The focuses are on how these perspectives differ in their grounding assumptions and beliefs on how learning occurs and what constitutes the results or products of learning, as well as their impacts on research, practices, and educational policies.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInternational Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
    Subtitle of host publicationSecond Edition
    EditorsJames D. Wright
    Place of PublicationAmsterdam Netherlands
    PublisherElsevier
    Pages238-245
    Number of pages8
    Volume7
    Edition2nd
    ISBN (Electronic)9780080970875
    ISBN (Print)9780080970868
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2015

    Keywords

    • Behaviorism
    • Bioecological system
    • Cognitivism
    • Constructivism
    • Educational psychology
    • Epistemology
    • Information processing theory
    • Learning
    • Metacognition
    • Social cognitive theory
    • Sociocultural theory

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