Learning Theories and Teaching Models

Last updated October 25, 2008 |

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Your Emerging Theory/Philosophy of Teaching
Complete this rating scale to find out if your beliefs about learning are consistent with those of behaviorism, cognitivism, or humanism.

The four sites below are all part of Educational Psychology Interactive:
Behaviorism and Operant Conditioning
Cognitive System
Information Processing Theory
Humanistic and Open Education

Explorations in Learning and Instruction
Click on "the theories' for information on many learning theories.

Instructional Methods
An excellent, concise list of advantages and disadvantages of several teaching techniques.

Funderstanding
Click on "Theories" and "How People Learn" for info on major learning theories

Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism - Historical Outline

An overview of the history of behavioral learning theories.

Classical Conditioning
An experiment and lesson plan for grades 11-12.

Pavlov's Dog
A classical conditioning simulation. Click on Read More for information on Ivan Pavlov and his salivating dogs.

Operant Conditioning
A brief overview.

Behaviorism Tutorial
An on-line tutorial in the basics of behaviorism.

Behavioral Learning Theory
A webQuest.

B. F. Skinner Foundation
A Skinner bibliography as well as information about Skinner's contributions to psychology.

An Outline of Direct Instruction
An explanation of
what is generally referred to as the Madeline Hunter Method.
See also Lesson Design and Performance Models, Lesson Plan Template, and Hunter Model Lesson Plans Index.

Humanistic and Open Education
An excellent overview. See also Instructional Strategies (scroll down the page for information on humanism and confluent education), Courage and Fear: A Lesson Plan Using The Red Badge of Courage (an example of confluent or holistic learning), and Holistic Lesson Plan Index.

Thematic Instruction
A definition and other information from Funderstanding. See also Teaching Theme Units, Teaching Interdisciplinary Units in the Language Arts, Thematic Unit Links, and Theme Pages.        

Summerhill Home Page
Learn about Summerhill and A. S. Neill.

Cooperative Learning
A definition, methods, and a rationale for the use of cooperative learning. Click here for a similar page.

Office of Research: Cooperative Learning
One more page with information about cooperative learning. It includes a summary of research on cooperative learning as well as brief descriptions of specific approaches to the use of this technique. See Active and Cooperative Learning for a an annotated list of links.

Cooperative Learning Lesson Plans
From the 21st-Century Schoolhouse. See also Cooperative Learning Elementary Activities and Cooperative Learning Lesson Links.  

Jigsaw Classroom
The "official site" for this cooperative learing technique. Click here for a sample lesson plan based on this model.  

Mid-Atlantic Association for Cooperation in Education

A Cognitive Model of Learning
The cogniitive model applied to teaching reading and writing. See also the Cognitive Approach.

Cognitive Learning Theory WebQuest
See also Learning and Cognition WebQuest.

Reciprocal Teaching
Information from NCREL about this cognitive technique. See also Recprocal Teaching Lesson Plans and Recprocal Teaching Model Lesson Plan.

A Constructivist View of Science Education
A good overview of constructivism and its use in teaching science. See CAos Club for sample science lesson plans based on the constructivist model.

Constructivism and Related Sites
Links to a large number of sites with information on constructivism.

Association for Constructivist Teaching

The Learning Cycle Approach to Science Instruction
Information on Piaget's three-phase learning cycle. See also Instructional Strategies, Learning Cycle Lesson Plans, and The Jean Piaget Society.    

Theories of Learning Index
A site devoted to discussions and information on newer views of intelligence, holistic learning and teaching including brain-based and holistic learning.

Brain-Based Learning: Practical Applications
Information on research, the "layered curriculum," and ideas for applying current research in the classroom.

Brain/Mind Learning
An overview of 12 basic principles and three interactive teaching elements. For a somewhat different set of principles, see 12 design principles based on brain-based learning research.

The Whole Brain Atlas
From Harvard Medical School.

Learning Styles Resource Page
Under construction, but should be a good source of information. In the mean time, try CTL Learning Styles Site.  See also Learning Styles Lesson Plan Index for several lesson plans based on the work of Gregorc and Bultler.

Learning Styles Jigsaw
An activity using the Jigsaw cooperative learning approach to teach about learning style models.

Four Learning Style Types
An online learning styles inventory based on Gregorc's model. The site also includes brief explanations of Gregorc's four learning style types. For other lraning style inventories, see Index of Learning Styles Questionaire, Learning Styles Inventory, The Vark Questionnaire, Learning Style Inventory, and Abriator's LSI Tests.

Exploring Multiple Intelligences
A good site for basic information on MI. See also Multiple Intelligences for more basic information, as well as Utilizing Technology to Address the Multiple Intelligences, Writing Multiple Intelligences Lessons Plans, and Multiple Intelligences Lesson Plans (from the 21st-Century Schoolhouse).

Multiple Intelligences Self-Assessment
An online inventory. See also Assesment: Find Your Strengths. 

 


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