Learning

Theories
Constructivism, Behavioral, and
Cognitive
By Isabel Martinez
 Learners learn
by adding on to
their current
knowledge.
Students focus
on learning how
to learn based
on the actions
they are doing.
Constructivism
Constructivism
 An example include
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suggesting group work

during class.

Behaviorism
Students learning based
on environment stimuli.
The way in which they
learn depends on what
they observe and the
response they have from
experience.
Behaviorism
1 An example of behaviorism
learning is using flashcards.
Cognitive
2 Theory suggests
students learn by
making their own
internal processing of
the information they
already know such as
thinking.
Cognitive
Cognitive examples include
allowing the students to take
part in learning strategies.
Theories that Align
Most with my
Teaching
Philosophy
Most Effective Theories that
Enhance my Teaching
3 Behaviorism theories will allow me to learn
from my students based on their responses
to the lessons or work.
4 Then I would use Constructive theory to
allow students to keep building from
knowledge they already know and continue
from there.
5 Cognitive would be the one I would
emphasize the most because I want students
to think about and reach their own “big
picture”
How I’ll Use The
Theories in My
Instruction
6 Inmy instruction I will use these
theories such as Behaviorism by
making sure my students have
mastered previous steps before going
into new ones that may be more
complex.
7 Also,
I will use cognitive theories by
giving my classroom problem-solving,
reasoning, and information-processing
type of learning.
8 Lastly,Constructivism will be used by
bringing up information in different
types of way to keep bringing it up at
different times. Suggesting my students
to think more than simply solving the
problem, but to go beyond that.

References
9 Cognitive Learning: A Complete Guide to
Types of Learning. (2018, December 26).
Retrieved from
https://blog.cognifit.com/cognitive-learning-
an-education-guide-to-types-of-learning/
10 Constructivist Learning Theory. (2016,
October 07). Retrieved from
https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/
constructivist-learning
11 Peggy A. Ertmer & Timothy J. Newby,
Purdue University (1993) Behaviorism,
cognitivism, and constructivism; comparing
critical features from an instructional design
perspective Performance Improvement
Quarterly, (vol.6) Retrieved from:
http://www.csiss.org/SPACE/workshops/2007/
UCSB/docs/ertmer_newby1993.pdf