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Learning theories
Curriculum and learning theories
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Liberal humanism | Curriculum theory - focus on traditional academic subjects |
| Instrumentalism | Curriculum theory - focus on training for a job |
| Reconstructionism | Curriculum theory - focus on ideologies |
| Humanistic psychology | Motivation theory - learning to fulfil our personal potential |
| Social constructivism | Learning theory - we learn from interacting with others |
| Progressivism | Curriculum theory - focus on self development |
| Behaviourism | Learning theory - we learn by repetition and reward |
| Cognitivism | Learning theory - to learn we need to gain insight |
| Constructivism | Learning theory - we make sense of things by making connections |
| (Social) Constructionism | Learning theory - we learn by trying to construct things ourself, or by teaching someone else |