1. Learning Theories By: Angelina Salazar EDTC 3320 Instructional Design Professor Eduardo Farias

2. Introduction Slide 1 – Title Slide 2 – Introduction Slide 3 – Cognitive theorist Slide 4 – Cognitive theory Slide 5 – Cognitive theory continued Slide 6 – Behaviorist Slide 7 - Behaviorist theory Slide 8 – Cognitive theory impacts teaching/training Slide 9 – How behaviorist theory impacts teaching /training Slide 10 - References

3. Cognitive Theorist - Jean Piaget Jean Piaget was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland on August 9, 1896. Piaget obtained his doctorate in 1918, in science from the University of Neuchatel. In 1919, he taught psychology and philosophy. One of this accomplishments was when his first article was published in 1921. He wrote about psychology of intelligence. He got married to one of his student coworkers. Valentine Chatenay in 1923. He had three children, two daughters and a son.

4. Cognitive Theory Jean Piaget has developed the idea of stages of cognitive development. There are four development stages and process by which children progress through them. The four stages are, sensor motor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operations, formal operations.

5. Cognitive Theory Continued The first development stage is sensor motor stage. This stage is from age birth to two years old. In this stage, the child learns about his environment and themselves. The second developmental stage is preoperational stage. This stage is form two years old to seven years old. The child can now think about things and sees situations through their point of view. The third developmental stage is the concrete stage. This stage is from seven years old to eleven years old. The child in this stage, can explain their physical experiences. They can make distinctive judgments. The final developmental stage is the formal operations stage. This stage is the ages of eleven and fifteen. Their cognitive constructions are like those of adult and include abstract reasoning.

6. Behaviorist Theorist – B.F. Skinner Skinner was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. In 1930, he received his doctorian. He taught at the University of Minnesota. While he was teaching there, he met Yvonne Blue. He had two daughter, one of the became famous. The second daughter was raised in the Skinner Box. The box was a crib and a playpen with air conditioning. In 1948, he moved his teaching to Harvard, where he stayed for the rest of his life.

7. Behaviorist Theory B.F. Skinner’s theory is operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is a process of behavior modification in which a specific behavior is increased and decreased through positive or negative reinforcement each time the behavior is exhibited. There are four types of operant conditioning, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction. Skinner made a Skinner box, where he put a rat in a box and it had to press a lever to get food. Then he didn’t give food anymore after it pressed the lever and would stop pressing the lever. So he then turned the machine back on and it didn’t take the rat long to press the lever to get food.

8. How Jean Piaget’s theory impacts teaching/training Teachers and trainers should focus their curriculum on developing their instruction appropriately. Teachers and trainers have been influenced by this theory. Their curriculum is focused on the students thinking. They are more aware of the learning levels of cognitive functioning.

9. How B.F.’s Skinners Theory impacts teaching/training This theory impacts the learners behaviors by praise and punishment. Teachers and trainers give praise when the learners show the behavior they want. They also get punished if the learners display a behavior they don’t want.

10. References 1998-2008.Funderstanding. WWW.funderstanding.com/content/piaget Boeree, Dr. C. George. 1998-2006. Personality Theories. www.webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/skinner.html Boeree, Dr. C. George. 1998-2006. Personality Theories. www.webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/piaget.html