Duration and associated literature
Hour 1: 33:32
Hour 2: 42:59
Alessi, S.M., and Trollip, S.R. (2001). Chapter 2: Learning principles and approaches. In Multimedia for learning; Methods and development (3rd ed) (pp. 16-47). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Learning principles, theories, and appoaches – part 1

 

Learning principles, theories, and approaches – part 2

In this lecture principles of behaviourism,  cognitive psychology, and constructivist psychology are introduced, discussed and compared with positive and negative examples.

Other topics discussed in this lecture are:
Behaviourism: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, pattern of reinforcing, programmed learning.
Cognitive psychology: human information processing model, schema theory, multi-sensory learning, memory, motivation, mental models, cognitive style, learning
Constructivist psychology: assumptions, activities, learning, situated learning, education software, simulations