Composed of adult learning principles:

*Adults are internally motivated and self-directed.

*Adults bring life experiences and knowledge to learning experiences.

*Adults are goal-oriented.

*Adults are relevancy oriented.

*Adults are practical.

*Adult learners like to be respected.

-By: Knowles

Is adult learning.

This theory holds a set of assumptions about how adults learn.

This theory empahsises the value of the "process" of learning.

-Originated in Europe in the 1950s, then 1970s pioneered by: Malcom Knowles

Composed of 4 stages of cynical theory.

Combines experience, perception, cognition & behavior.

1) Concrete experience(Do)

2) Observation & reflection(Observe)

3) Forming abstract concepts(Think)

4) Testing new situations(Plan)

Originated by: David A. Kolb

A general theory of human cognition.

This theory is based on the idea that humans process information they recieve, instead of just reacting to stimuli.

Mind like computer.

Thinking --> Analysis of Stimuli--> Situational Modifications--> Obstacle Evaluation

By: George A. Miller

Theory that suggests traditional ways of assessing intelligence may be biased to certain types of indiviudals.

Introduces a broader range of the concept of intelligence.

Standarized testing may only test some levels of intelligence. There are many kinds.

By: Dr. Howard Gardner

This theory suggest that human behavior falls into scripts(patterns) by providing a program for action.

Basic unit is a "scene", which are a sequence of events linked by the affects triggered during experiences of events.

Explains language processing & higher thinking skills.

Ex. Restaurant Script.

By: Roger Schank

A general theory of knowledge acquistion.

Learning is unintentional and situated within real activities, context & culture.

By Jean Lave & Etienne Wenger

States that people learn within a social context.

Children especially learn from the enviornment, and modeling.

-Perhaps the most influential theory of learning & development.

New information & behaviors are learned by watching people(modeling).

By: Alber Bandura

A motivational theory that looks at how the average person constructs the meaning of an event based on an individuals motives to find cause for an event.

This theory is concerned with how individuals interpret events & how this relates to thinking & behavior.

This theory assumes people try to determine why people "do what they do"  -either internally or externally

By: Fritz Heider but Bernard Weiner developed theoretical framework

This theory suggests that we have an inner drive to hold all our attitudes & beliefs in harmony and avoid disharmony(dissonance).

Refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors.

To maintain cognitive consistency, irrational & potentially maladaptive behavior may arise.

By: Leon Festinger

Theory of an active process by which learners construct new ideas or concepts base upon current/past knowledge.

-Learning is a constructive process.

By: Jerome Bruner

A research approach aimed at the study of variation of human experiences of phenomena in the world.

Seeks to understand learning by examining the variation in learners qualitative experiences of learning.

By: Ference Marton but coined term from earlier swedish research studies.