CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As a coach, if you focus on active learning through problem solving tasks, with an emphasis on group work, you would be guided by what learning theory?
A
constructivism
B
behaviourism
C
social teaching theory
D
social learning theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Active learning is an instructional approach in which students actively participate in the learning process, as opposed to sitting quietly and listening. Active learning builds on constructivist learning theory, which posits that people learn by by connecting new ideas and experiences to what they already know.

Detailed explanation-2: -Active learning is based on a theory called constructivism. Constructivism emphasises the fact that learners construct or build their own understanding. Constructivists argue that learning is a process of ‘making meaning’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitivists believe that humans learn from thinking. They believe that we learn from our experiences and that we can change our behaviors based on new information. Knowledge is considered an internal process rather than a product.

Detailed explanation-4: -Constructivism is based on the idea that people actively construct or make their own knowledge, and that reality is determined by your experiences as a learner. Basically, learners use their previous knowledge as a foundation and build on it with new things that they learn.

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