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Week 2
Overview
Learning is the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities. Learning is a dynamic process which involves complex cognitive, affective, and psychomotor processes. There are several philosophical orientations regarding learning and many learning theories. There is also much debate about which theories are most accurate. However, it is agreed that a multifaceted approach to learning is best. The health care educator needs to be informed about theories of learning to meet the needs of diverse learners. Health care educators can apply these principles while teaching in the academic setting, workplace, or in the community.
This week you learn about traditional learning theories and a few newer perspectives. There are five recognized traditional orientations to learning which include 1) behavioral, 2) cognitive, 3) humanistic, 4) constructivist, and 5) social cognitive. Each of these orientations describes a perspective or philosophy of how learning occurs and how adults develop. Learning theorists such as Maslow, Skinner, Bandura, Piaget, Dewey, and Knowles illustrate the complex processes that describe human learning. Although the traditional learning theories can guide the educator's practice, newer perspectives must also be assessed for their value to the learning process. Three newer perspectives that can be applied to learning in the health care setting include: (1) spiritual learning, (2) narrative learning, and (2) feminist pedagogy.
What you will cover
1. Learning theories
a. Compare prominent learning theories and models.
1) Five orientations to learning
a) Behavioral orientation (Skinner, Thorndike, Pavlov)
b) Cognitive orientation (Brunner, Gagne, Lewin, Piaget)
c) Humanistic orientation (Maslow, Rogers)
d) Constructivist orientation (Dewey, Vygotsky)
e) Social cognitive orientation (Bandura, Rotter)
2) Andragogy
a) Adult learning theory (Knowles’ assumptions on adult learning)
3) New perspectives on learning
a) Spiritual learning – speaks to the person as being mind, body and spirit
b) Narrative learning – Narratives are stories and exemplars that that be used for learning
c) Critical theory is concerned with three types of knowledge, the need for reflective discourse, and the need for institutions to become learning communities.
d) Feminist pedagogy focus on the need of women in education
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