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
Constructivism suggesting 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