“Learning Theory and Cognitivism”
A resoponse to blog postings by Bill Kerr, Stephen Downes, and Kark Kapp.
I think the various”isms” have their respective place in education and learning. I also think at some point in our teaching we have subscribed to probably all of them. For me I think it would be difficult to limit myself to just one theory as an educator because they all bring something different to the table and diversity and differentiation is what we need in the educational setting. I also believe the various learning theories provide valuable information regarding how we learn as well as a foundation for future studies on how we acquire knowledge. The only way to learn what works best is oftentimes discovered through trial and error which is what I think Bill Kerr, Stephen Downes, and Karl Kapp suggest in their blogs. Many of my successes in the classroom are a result of a combination of the theories and particular components applied in the situations purposefully and coincidentally.
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