Education

Why is it important To obtain a job in the future. To know how to raise a family

My inspiration!  I want to inspire young children to become excited about learning!  They should WANT to learn  They should know the MEANING behind what they are learning

Definitions of learning…

Educational Psychology The study of teaching, learning, development… Learning about learning! A young science… “science” was just getting big at the end of the 19 th century philosophy and psychology – the same? Still arguing about what “science” is! psychology, philosophy, politics – all wrapped up together!

Two different frames The “theoretical” frame Behaviorist Cognitive Situative psychology, philosophy, politics all together!

Who agrees with what??

Also, there’s a flow to these frames… Behaviorist- Cognitive- Situative starts with Dewey, Thorndike, Vygotsky Thorndike “wins” Piaget and the “cognitive revolution,” constructivism, etc… Vygotsky “discovered” – situative perspectives Dewey keeps showing up here and there

Behaviorist  example: Thorndike  Empiricist  associated with associationist, behaviorist theory  learning is forming associations  transfer is direct  OUT of the head – behavior ONLY

Cognitive  example: Piaget  Rationalist  associated with cognitive, constructivist, information-processing theory  learning is cognitive growth, formation of conceptual structures  IN the head

Situative  example: Dewey, Vygotsky  Pragmatic/Marxist (and much else…)  Associated with pragmatism, situative, socio-cultural, socio- historical, cultural-historical, distributed cognition, situated cognition, legitimate peripheral participation, etc…  learning is enculturating, expanding possibilities for perception and action  OUT of and IN the head Culture Distributed cognitions Internalization

Now, back to the beginning…  Looking again at my definition of “learning”  My definition of learning is Cognitive!