Learning Theory & Learning Design Flashcards

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Notions of learning which are generally defined as new behaviours or changes in behaviours that are acquired as the result of an individual’s response to stimuli.

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Behavioural learning theory

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Behavioural learning theory is especially attractive for use in _______.

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Training (learning outcomes are clearly measured and demonstrated behaviorally)

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Arose partially in response to a growing need to account for motivation, attitudes, and mental barriers that may only be partially associated or demonstrated through observable behaviours.

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Cognitive pedagogy

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The locus of control in a CB model

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teacher or instructional designer (one-to-many and one-to-one communication)

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(hint: ISD, LO)

Cognitive Presence in Cognitive-Behaviourist Models

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Use of an instructional systems design model where the learning objectives are clearly identified and stated (structured processes)

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Means and context through which learners construct and confirm new knowledge

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Cognitive presence

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Social Presence in Cognitive-Behaviourist Models

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almost total absence (individual process)

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Teaching Presence in Cognitive-Behaviourist Models

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reduced or at least radically reconstructed

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Acknowledges the social nature of knowledge and of its creation in the minds of individual learners.

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Social-Constructivist Pedagogy

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(hint: Pl, C, Al, L, M, Lcle, Mp, Sdvarw)

8 Common themes in Social Constructivism Models

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  1. New knowledge built up the foundation of *Previous learning
  2. *Context in shaping knowledge development
  3. ***Active **learning
  4. *Language and other social tools
  5. *Metacognition and evaluation to develop learner’s capacity
  6. ***Learner-centered **learning environment
  7. *Multiple perspectives
  8. *Social discussion, validation, application in real-world context
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Locus of control in a social-constructivist system

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shifts somewhat away from the teacher (many-to-many)

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Social-constructivist theories are theories of

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learning

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Cognitive Presence in Social-Constructivist Pedagogy (hint: CAR)

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located in an authentic Context
assumes learners are Actively engaged
Exploits Role-modeling, imitation, dialogic inquiry

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Social Presence in Social-Constructivist Pedagogy

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Social interaction is the defining feature

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(hint: GGE)

Teaching Presence in Social-Constructivist Pedagogy

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  1. the educator is a *Guide, helper, and partner
  2. focuses on *Guiding and evaluating authentic tasks performed in realistic contexts
  3. source of knowledge lies primarily in Experiences
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learning is the process of building networks of information, contacts, and resources that are applied to real problems

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Connectivist Pedagogy

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Cognitive Presence in Connectivist Pedagogy (hint: E,Se)

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involves Exposing students to networks and providing opportunities for them to gain a sense of Self-efficacy
enriched by peripheral and emergent interactions on networks

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Social Presence in Connectivist Pedagogy (hint: S,S)

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  1. the creation and *Sustenance of networks of current and past learners
  2. *Stigmergic (e.g. mechanism of indirect coordination)
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Teaching Presence in Connectivist Pedagogy

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created by the building of learning paths and by design and support of interactions

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(hint: NI,C,T,L,A)

task of good pedagogical design

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ensuring that there are absolutely *No Inconsistencies between the Curriculum** we teach, the **Teaching methods we use, the Learning environment we choose, and the Assessment procedures we adopt.

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21
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a set of quite compatible explanations for a large range of different phenomena.

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theory

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22
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learning as the gradual building of patterns of associations and skill component

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associationist perspective

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Emphasized the assumptions of constructivism that understanding is gained through an active process of creating hypotheses and building new forms of understanding through activity

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The cognitive perspective

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focuses on the way knowledge is distributed socially

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The situative perspective (in the practices of communities)

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two different accounts of situated learning (hint: PR)

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  1. effort in making the learning activity authentic via embedding in *Practice fields
  2. emphasis on the individual’s *Relationship with a group of people (a community of practice)
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(hint: A,P,S)

Use of perspectives to analyze learning

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  1. overt *Activities by associationist analysis
  2. detail structures/*Processes underlying a performance by cognitive analysis
  3. activity *Systems in communities by situative analysis
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incomplete as an account of learning

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learning perspectives

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mapping broad pedagogies **onto types of technology **

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  1. *Primary courseware: presenting information (subject matter)
  2. *Secondary courseware: supporting active learning tasks and feedback (lab work, writing, presentations)
  3. *Tertiary courseware: supporting dialogue about the application of the new learning (compilation of discussions)
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problems that are usually fairly easy to describe
the nature of the task can be defined, and
the conditions under which it must be performed can be specified

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training problems

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problems that may require a more all-purpose prescription
it is not possible to define or anticipate all the task requirements or the conditions under which the tasks may need to be performed.

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education problems

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Theories to address training problems

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social cognitive theories (e.g., Bandura, 1986), such as vicarious reinforcement and modeling

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(hint: C,SC)

Theories to address education problems

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  1. *Constructivist approaches, both cognitive and social (develop expertise and problem-solving skills)
  2. *Social Cognitive theory (becoming self-regulated learners - able to define problems, identify solutions, implement solutions, predict consequences)
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Assessment of training problems (hint: P, M)

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  1. *Performance assessment or
  2. *Mastery-testing strategies
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Assessment of Education Problems (hint: A)

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*Alternative forms of assessment (realistic, complex settings)

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knowledge which is connected and organized around important concepts; **conditionalized **to specify context applicable

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Experts’ knowledge

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people’s abilities to predict their performances on various tasks and to monitor their current levels of mastery and understanding

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Metacognition

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Shows what the results of successful learning look like

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Study of expertise

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Explained in terms of how they “chunk” knowledge in relation to a function or strategy

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superior recall ability of experts

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how experts’ knowledge is organized

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around core concepts or “big ideas”

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poor way to help students develop the competencies (hint: S)

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***Superficial **coverage of many topics

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Knowledge that is not conditionalized is often _______

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inert” (not activated)

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two very different types of expertise (hint: R, F)

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  1. *Routinized, merely skilled, artisans
  2. *Flexible/adaptable, highly competent, virtuosos
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the ability to extend what has been learned in one context to new contexts

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transfer of learning

44
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transfer from one school task and a highly similar task

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near transfer

45
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transfer from school subjects to nonschool settings

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far transfer

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Experience with one set of events could hurt performance on related tasks

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Negative transfer

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Elements that promote initial transfer

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  1. degree of *Mastery of the original subject
  2. learn with *Understanding
  3. amount of *Time it takes to learn
  4. engaging in deliberate *Practice
  5. ***Feedback **that signals the state of the student’s understanding
  6. the use of *Contrasting cases
  7. ***Competence **motivation
  8. *Learning oriented
  9. *Social opportunities
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Appropriately arranged contrasts can help people notice new features that previously escaped their attention and learn which features are relevant or irrelevant to a particular concept

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contrasting cases

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attempts to seek and use feedback about one’s progress

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Monitoring

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active monitoring of one’s learning experiences

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deliberate practice

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Humans are** motivated** to develop competence and to solve problems

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competence motivation

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Students who like new challenges

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Learning oriented

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Students who are more worried about making errors than about learning

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Performance oriented

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(hint: C, A, C, P, M)

Factors that influence transfer of learning

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  1. *Context of original learning
  2. representing problems at higher levels of *Abstraction
  3. sharing of *Cognitive elements between tasks
  4. *Prompting
  5. *Metacognition (assessing readiness)
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a set of strategies for explicating, elaborating, and monitoring the understanding necessary for independent learning (hint: rT)

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Reciprocal teaching

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(hint: -A, Mu, cC)

considerations in educational practice regarding learning as transfer

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  1. knowledge that is not *Activated
  2. *Misinterpretation in understanding due to previous knowledge
  3. teaching practices that conflict with *Community practices
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the kind of knowledge that learners acquire because of their social roles, such as those connected with race, class, gender, and their culture and ethnic affiliation

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Prior knowledge

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Major contrasts between** school environments and everyday settings** which affect learning transfer (hint: CTC)

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  1. Emphasis on individual work vs *Collaboration
  2. Emphasis on mental work vs heavy use of *Tools
  3. Emphasis on abstract reasoning vs *Contextualized reasoning