Location
Room 212
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Preferred Time
Saturday morning
Abstract
A critical issue in educational learning theory involves examining the effectiveness of the modern constructivists and the traditional behaviorist educational theories to impact 21st century global student learning. Research articles by Ultanir, E. (2012). An Epistemological Glance at the Constructivist Approach: Constructivist Learning in Dewey, Piaget, and Montessori, addresses learning development based on natural talent as an assertion of constructivism. Additionally Magni, Polina, Cappetta, & Proserpio (2013) in their article Diving Too Deep: How Cognitive Absorption and Group Learning Behavior Affect Individual Learning assert that the constructivist theory provides students with an intrinsic, collaborative effort towards learning. Additionally Oakland (2012) provides a discussion of determinants of learning outcomes for students working through accommodation and schemas. Research and proponents of the behaviorist theory such as Hense & Mandi (2012) in their article, assert that learning coupled with discovery learning and behaviorists learning strategies such as rote learning provides intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Future research needed as indicated by Hall (2011) in the article Revealing the Transformatory Moment of Learning Technology: The Place of Critical Social Theory explores the place of technology in application to both educational theories and reveals multiple implications of technology to impede or progress education against traditional educational theory models.
Keywords
learning, theory, behaviorists, constructivists, 21st century learners
Recommended Citation
Sidney, Paul F., "Evaluating a Behaviorist and Constructivist Learning Theory for 21st Century Learners" (2015). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 17.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2015/2015/17
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Evaluating a Behaviorist and Constructivist Learning Theory for 21st Century Learners
Room 212
A critical issue in educational learning theory involves examining the effectiveness of the modern constructivists and the traditional behaviorist educational theories to impact 21st century global student learning. Research articles by Ultanir, E. (2012). An Epistemological Glance at the Constructivist Approach: Constructivist Learning in Dewey, Piaget, and Montessori, addresses learning development based on natural talent as an assertion of constructivism. Additionally Magni, Polina, Cappetta, & Proserpio (2013) in their article Diving Too Deep: How Cognitive Absorption and Group Learning Behavior Affect Individual Learning assert that the constructivist theory provides students with an intrinsic, collaborative effort towards learning. Additionally Oakland (2012) provides a discussion of determinants of learning outcomes for students working through accommodation and schemas. Research and proponents of the behaviorist theory such as Hense & Mandi (2012) in their article, assert that learning coupled with discovery learning and behaviorists learning strategies such as rote learning provides intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Future research needed as indicated by Hall (2011) in the article Revealing the Transformatory Moment of Learning Technology: The Place of Critical Social Theory explores the place of technology in application to both educational theories and reveals multiple implications of technology to impede or progress education against traditional educational theory models.
