WEEK 4 28th September, 2015

                                                 Theories of learnings  
          
The class was led by Dr. Noor Dayana Abdul Halim the focus was on pedagogy built on the foundation of some prominent theory of learning namely:
Behaviorism: learning theory which is fundamentally on human behavior and the factors underlining how such behavior change through practice and habit formation the theory holds that behavior of an organism can be explained in terms of conditioning, without demand to thoughts or feelings  

Cognitivism: the second theory learned that day, was cognitivist theory with emphasis on human cognition or intelligence as an exceptional gift enabling man to form theories and develop intellectual ability and competencies. Instructional techniques include the following: Acronym, mnemonic, chunking (break apart) information, Inquiry learning, Problem based learning etc

                                           

Constructivism: This is the school of thought which disputes that human being breed knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas. Application of constructivism into teaching and learning: discovery-based teaching technique, Inquiry based learning, Problem based learning, Project based learning, task-based learning, problem solving etc.

Class Activities

Part of the segments of the class on that day was in the class task. Three group were formed to make a brief  presentation on the three theories focusing  on:

How do learners learn?  How does instruction differ?

What are the problems and strengths of that theory? How do I design appropriate instruction?