After researching about the three broad learning theories behaviorism, cognitive and constructivism which were developed in a time when learning was not impacted through technology. I started looking at constructivist theory which states that learning is an active process of creating meaning from different experiences. In other words, students will learn best by trying to make sense of something on their own with the teacher as a guide to help along the way.
I paid particular attention on Vygotsky theory which is one of the foundations of constuctivism. According to Vygotsky, humans use tools that develop from a culture, such as speech and writing, to mediate their social environments. Initially children develop these tools to serve solely as social functions, ways to communicate needs. Vygotsky believed that the internalization of these tools led to higher thinking skills.
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The theory fails to address learning which occurs outside the people and it also fails to describe how learning happens within organisation.
ReplyDeleteI have decided to look at connectivism theory which is learning theory for Digital age.
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