PSYCH 330 Lecture 5: Information Processing_Constructivist Learning Theories
2 Oct 2018
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Blt = learning is a relatively enduring change in observable behavior that results from experience. Sclt = learning is the relatively enduring change in the mental structures of a learner that create the potential to demonstrate different behaviors. New behaviors need not be seen for learning to occur. Characteristics of the learner and the environment are also important. Of learning: relatively permanent change in thoughts, feelings, or behavior that. A relatively enduring change in mental structures/memory that occurs as a result of the interaction of an individual with the environment. Knowledge is learned (cognitive process), and new knowledge makes changes in behavior possible. Learning is influenced by how we cognitively process information. Attention is an important process for learning. Prior knowledge and experience provide a meaningful context for new information to be learned (also constructivism) The brain constantly takes in sensory info about the environment from the. We ignore sensory information all the time.
