Genetic Epistemology (Jean Piaget)

…practice and curriculum design in elementary education (e.g., Bybee & Sund, 1982; Wadsworth, 1978). Piaget’s ideas have been very influential on others, such as Seymour Papert (see computers). Example Applying…

GOMS Model (Card, Moran & Newell)

…Locate-Line [select: Use-QS-Method/Use-LF-Method] Goal: Modify-Text [select: Use-S-Command/Use-M-Command] Verify-Edit An example of a goal generated to correct a mistake is: Goal: Correct (BadCharacter) Look-At-Display Compare Type (Control-A) Type (CorrectCharacter) Principles To…

Operant Conditioning (B.F. Skinner)

…the legacy of Skinner’s ideas. A bibliography and access to Skinner’s works is provided by the B.F. Skinner Foundation. More background on operant conditioning can be found at http://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html  …

Phenomenography (F. Marton & N. Entwistle)

…surface understanding) and how they tried to organize their learning (holistic/atomistic). Principles Researchers should seek an understanding of the phenomenon of learning by examining the students’ experiences Research about learning…

Situated Learning (J. Lave)

…Publications. Suchman, L. (1988). Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human/Machine Communication. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Related Websites For more about Lave and situated learning, seee http://www.infed.org/biblio/communities_of_practice.htm  …