Thursday, March 5, 2009

LINKS FOR LEARNING THEORIES

You could follow these links for material on learning approaches
BEHAVIOURISTIC APPROACH
http://cranepsych.com/Psych/Overview_of_behaviourism.pdf
http://www.simplypsychology.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/behaviourism.html
http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761551503/behaviourism.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5769721/teaching-learning-process-
CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(learning_theory)
http://saskschoolboards.ca/research/instruction/97-07.htm#A%20Classroom%20Example%20of%20Constructivist%20Teaching
http://www.prainbow.com/cld/cldp.html

An example of lesson planning with constructivist approach

http://jaime1.blogspot.com/2005/02/lesson-plans.html

VYGOTSKY'S SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

Look at the sections titled ‘Theory of learning’ and ‘Theory of transmission’ at this site
http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Vygotsky.html
Look at this too
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Vygotsky's_constructivism

MATERIAL ON LEARNING THEORIES
Can explore these – a kind of virtual library for learning theories
http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm
http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/constructivism/

CONSTRUCTIVISM

Wikipedia page on constructivism with links to pages on psychologists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(learning_theory)

BRUNER'S CONSTRUCTIVISM
Some information on Bruner
http://www.learning-theories.com/discovery-learning-bruner.html
http://www.thinkingink.com/_contents/edu/phd_archives/EPRS8500_DiscLrngThry.PDF