Elaboration Theory (Charlie Reigeluth)

According to elaboration theory, instruction should be organized in increasing order of complexity for optimal learning. For example, when teaching a procedural task, the simplest version of the task is…

Structural Learning Theory (Joseph Scandura)

…Problem solving may be facilitated when higher order rules are used, i.e., rules that generate new rules. Higher order rules account for creative behavior (unanticipated outcomes) as well as the

Attitudes

New York: Wiley. Hovland, C., Janis, I., & Kelley, H. (1953). Communication and Persuasion. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Triandis, H. (1971). Attitude and Attitude Change. New York: Wiley….

Prototypes

…users preceive that it is easier to change. Often throwing in color or artwork make a use thing that they cannot suggest changes. Post-it Prototypes (example: www.pocketppcmac.com/_archives/may03/e_prototyping.asp) Wizard of Oz…

Rapid Prototyping

…users perceive that it is easier to change. Often throwing in color or artwork make a use thing that they cannot suggest changes. Post-it Prototypes (example: www.pocketppcmac.com/_archives/may03/e_prototyping.asp) Wizard of Oz…

Social Development Theory (Lev Vygotsky)

…and Cognition: Vygotskian Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. Related Websites For more about Vygotsky and his work, see: http://www.marxists.org/archive/vygotsky http://mathforum.org/mathed/vygotshtml A comparison of Vygotsky and Piaget can be found at http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html…

Concept Learning

…concrete – recall of critical attributes, (2) identity – recall of examples, (3) classification – generalizing to new examples, and (4) formalization – discriminating new instances. Categorization has always been…

Contiguity Theory (Edwin Guthrie)

…Learning. New York: Harper. Guthrie, E.R. (1938). The Psychology of Human Conflict. New York: Harper. Guthrie, E.R. & Horton, G.P. (1946). Cats in a Puzzle Box. New York: Rinehart.  …

Functional Context (Tom Sticht)

…a task requires knowledge about what one is reading or writing, processing skills for comprehension and communication, and displays of information to be processed. The functional context approach also proposes…

Sign Learning (E. Tolman)

…Tolman, E.C. (1932). Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. Tolman, E.C. (1942). Drives Towards War. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. Tolman, E.C. (1948). Cognitive maps in rats and men….

Imagery

…A. (1984). Imagery in Scientific Thought. Boston: Birkhauser. Richardson, A. (1969). Mental Imagery. New York: Springer. Piaget, J. & Inhelder, B. (1971). Mental Imagery and the Child. New York: Basic…

Adult Learning (K. P. Cross)

…adult education programs. There is no known research to support the model. Example Consider three adults: a nursing student, a new parent, and a middle-aged social worker about to take…