2. Bernard Weiner
Was the man behind attribution theory, which is to figure
out why people do what they do.
Three stage process:
1. Behavior must be observed
2. Behavior must be determined to be intentional
3. Behavior attributed to internal or external causes
His theory is mainly about achievement. If you do well it’s
because you have skill, if others succeed, they are lucky.
Has three casual dimensions, locus of control, stability and
controllability
3. John Sweller
Came up with cognitive load theory of multimedia
learning which focus the load on working memory
during instruction.
Three different types of loads
Intrinsic cognitive load- all instruction has an inherit
difficulty associated with it.
Extraneous cognitive load- teacher has the choice of
how difficult it will be by the way they teach it
Germane cognitive load- dedicated to the processing,
construction and automation of schemas
4. Richard Mayer
Did cognitive theory of multimedia learning says that
you process with auditory and visuals, you can only
take in a limited amount of info at a time, and learning
is an active process.
5. Charles Reigeluth
Did elaboration theory which basically is, you should
learn things from simple to complex order.
Principle of the subject should be taught first followed
by a broad overview of it and finishing with a specific,
detailed part of it to elaborate.
6. Jean Piaget
Did the stage theory of cognitive development which is a
description of cognitive development that children go
through
Sensorimotor stage- (birth to 2), learns about the world
around itself by interacting with the world around it.
Preoperational stage- (2-4), can’t yet grasp conceptual ideas
and needs actual situations to learn
Concrete operations- (7-10), can now think abstractly and
conceptualize.
Formal operations- (11-15), is now able to use hypothetical
and deductive reasoning
7. Cognitivism
The learner is viewed as an information processor
Believe people are rational beings and require active
participation to learn
Focuses on the inner mental activities
8. Teaching with technology
With technology you could teach this by using
computer programs to show the students different
types of ways to learn the subject being learned
If essentially this theory is the mind is like a
information processor, then feed it more information.
9. Teaching without technology
Teching under this theory without technology is still
possible
Books will be used instead of computers and that will
make the information a lot harder to find.
All it does is slow down when the student can get the
information and not whether or not the student can
learn it
10. Students
The students under this theory will be just fine with or
without technology.
The theory is all about understanding how people
learn and how people need to be active in the learning
process to learn.
As long as the student puts forth an effort, technology
won’t be absolutely neccesary.
11. How I would teach
Under this theory, I would personnaly use technology
because it will get the information to the students
faster.
I will assume all are able to learn it as long as they put
forth an effort, which works because students need to
be active in the lesson to work. So, work involving
students will be used.
12. Credit
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