Different ways of learning

Introduction

Imagine you are trying to learn a new skill. What is the first ting you do? What helps you the most?

Psychology offers various lenses through which to view learning and behavior, and today we will be looking three key ones.

- Cognitive Psychology

- Behaviorsim

- Social Cognitive Theory

Task

In this assignment you will:

- Research the three learning theories

- Compare and contrast the three

- Create a real world situation in the classroom

- Create a visual presentation for the three

Final product:

- Define each theory

- Provide the key theories

- Provide real world problems in a classroom setting

- Compare and contrast the three theories

Process

Step 1: use these websites for each theory.

Step 2: Group Discussion and Analysis.

- Discuss the information, focusing on identifying the important pieces of each theory.

Step 3: Product

- Create a comparative slideshow presentation with all the requirements.

Evaluation

Criteria	Excellent (3)	Good (2)	Needs Improving (1)	Score
Content Accuracy	All theories were well explained and were detailed.	Most of the information is correct.	Incorrect and/or missing information.
Creativity	Very engaging and thoughtfully laid out.	Some creativity shown.	Hardly any visuals and not much effort.
Understanding	Strong understanding is shown.	Has a good understanding.	Has limited understanding of the works.
Collaboration	All members contributed equally.	Most everyone contributed.	Hardly any participation from group members.
Presentation	Well presented and all topis are shown correctly.	Not all topics are explained correctly.	hard to follow along, not all topics are correct.

Conclusion

Now you have learned and saw different ways people learn, think about some of the following questions.

- What was the most surprising thing you learned about these psychological theories?

- How might understanding these different perspectives influence how you approach learning new things in the future?

- How did your understanding of learning and behavior change after exploring these theories?