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Learning Theories and IT: The Computer as a Tutor A) Four Major Models of Learning: behaviorism cognitivism constructivism social-constructivism Integration of IT to the schools of behaviorism and cognitivism: a) Learning takes place when the knowledge is transmitted to the learner. b) The function of teaching is to provide optimal environments and activities where specific skills and knowledge can be transmitted to and acquired by the learner. c) The role of the computer is to act as a sort of tutor, that is, performing a teacher’s role to present information and to provide a controlled learning environment.

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Learning Theories and IT: The Computer as a Tutor 

 A)    Four Major Models of Learning:

        behaviorism

        cognitivism

        constructivism

        social-constructivism

 

      Integration of IT to the schools of behaviorism and cognitivism:

                    a)  Learning takes place when the knowledge is transmitted to the 

                          learner.

b)      The function of teaching is to provide optimal environments and activities where specific skills and knowledge can be transmitted to and acquired by the learner.

c)      The role of the computer is to act as a sort of tutor, that is, performing a teacher’s role to present information and to provide a controlled learning environment.

A)    Overview of Learning Theories:         Behaviorism       derived primarily from Skinner’s stimulus-response-reinforcement theory which assumes that a learner will gradually develop patterns of  responses to specific stimuli, when such responses are followed by a particular reinforcement.      Primary task of a teacher :  to provide stimuli and reinforcement following the desired response.      Limitations: inadequate at explaining the learning of certain complex skills.         Cognitivism       assumes that human brains are perceived to operate analogously to a computer or an ‘information-processor’ (Newell, 1990).      A learner’s mind is perceived to contain components of short-term and long-term memories, plus a working memory.The assumption is that learning is about how information is received, processed and stored in these memory components