Learning Theories

Constructivism, Behavioral, and

Cognitive
By Isabel Martinez
 Learners learn by adding on to their
current knowledge. Students focus on
learning how to learn based on the
actions they are doing.

Constructivism
 An example include suggesting
Constructivism group work during class.
 Students learning
based on
environment
stimuli. The way in
which they learn
Behaviorism depends on what
they observe and
the response they
have from
experience.
Behaviorism
• An example of behaviorism learning is using flashcards.
Cognitive

Theory suggests students learn by making

their own internal processing of the
information they already know such as
thinking.
 Cognitive
Cognitive examples include
allowing the students to take
part in learning strategies.
 Theories that Align Most with my Teaching
Philosophy
• Personally, I will be very involved with trying to work with all three
theories in my classroom. As I mentioned in my Teaching Philosophy, I
believe group work is an essential task that allows students to learn
better and Constructivism shows the effects of it.
• Also, Cognitivism is the second one that would align with my Teaching
Philosophy because it allows the students to come up with their own
ideas on what they are learning and I believe that independent work is
just as important as group work, therefore cognitive learning is what I
would also be stressing.
• Behaviorism also relates in the way that I would like to try different
teaching methods with the student to try and see what works best for
them.
 Most Effective
Theories that Enhance
my Teaching
 Behaviorism theories will
allow me to learn from my
students based on their
responses to the lessons or
work.
 Then I would use
Constructive theory to
allow students to keep
building from knowledge
they already know and
continue from there.
 Cognitive would be the
one I would emphasize the
most because I want
students to think about and
reach their own “big
picture”
 How I’ll Use The Theories
in My Instruction
 In my instruction I will use these
theories such as Behaviorism by
making sure my students have
mastered previous steps before
going into new ones that may be
more complex.
 Also, I will use cognitive theories by
giving my classroom problem-
solving, reasoning, and information-
processing type of learning.
 Lastly, Constructivism will be used
by bringing up information in
different types of way to keep
bringing it up at different times.
Suggesting my students to think
more than simply solving the
problem, but to go beyond that.
References

 Cognitive Learning: A Complete Guide to Types of Learning. (2018, December 26).

Retrieved from https://blog.cognifit.com/cognitive-learning-an-education-guide-to-types-
of-learning/
 Constructivist Learning Theory. (2016, October 07). Retrieved from
https://www.exploratorium.edu/education/ifi/constructivist-learning
 Peggy A. Ertmer & Timothy J. Newby, Purdue University (1993) Behaviorism, cognitivism,
and constructivism; comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective
Performance Improvement Quarterly, (vol.6) Retrieved from:
http://www.csiss.org/SPACE/workshops/2007/UCSB/docs/ertmer_newby1993.pdf