Learning Theories

Focuses on observable behavior impacted by the environment. Behavior can be modified with positive or negative factors. 

Theorist: J.B. Watson and B.F. Skinner

Key Principles: 

• Conditioning

• Reinforcement modeling 

• The effect on behavior based on environment changes.

Centered around the learner's active participation in the learning process and focuses on how the brain organizes and stores information.

Theorist: Jean Piaget and John Dewey

Key Principles: 

• Encoding and storage application of knowledge.

• The internal processing of information.

Illustrates how learners develops connections and meaning through social interactions and cooperative experiences.   

Theorist: Jean Piaget

Key Principles:

• Constructing your own understanding of the world

• Authentic, meaningful learning