All of these theorists and theoretical models can be researched in the Aspen University Library. Contact the librarians if you require assistance in developing a research plan for your learning theory topic: askthelibrarian@usuniversity.edu
Important Theorists and Theories
- Attachment Theory (John Bowlby)
- Bloom's Taxonomy (Benjamin Bloom)
- Classical Conditioning (Ivan Pavlov)
- Cognitive Load Theory of Multimedia Learning (John Sweller)
- Communities of Practice (Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger)
- Connectivism (George Siemens & Stephen Downes)
- Critical Pedagogy (Paulo Freire)
- Cultural Context (Lev Vygotsky)
- Digital Citizenship (Mossberger, Tolbert, McNeal)
- Discovery Learning (Jerome S. Bruner)
- Distributed Cognition (Edwin Hutchins)
- Flow (Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi)
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Abraham H. Maslow)
- Metacognition (John H. Flavell)
- Montessori Method (Maria Montessori)
- Multimodality (Gunther Kress)
- Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner)
- Object Relations Theory (Melanie Klein)
- Operant Conditioning (B.F. Skinner)
- Separation-Individuation Theory of Child Development (Margaret S. Mahler)
- Situated Learning Theory (Jean Lave)
- Social Development Theory, Activity Theory (Lev Vygotsky)
- Social Learning (Albert Bandura)
- Socially distributed cognition (Edwin Hutchins)
- Stage Theory of Cognitive Development (Jean Piaget)
- Stages of Development (Erik Erikson)
- Transformative Learning (Jack Mezirow)
Categories of Learning Theories
Behaviourist Theories
Behaviorism is a theory in which learning and behavior are described and explained in terms of stimulus-response relationships.
Child Development Theories
How children develop as individuals in sociocultural worlds.
Cognitivist Theories
Cognitive psychology focuses on the mental processes underlying learning and behavior.
Constructivist, Social and Situational Theories
A theoretical perspective that learners actively construct knowledge from their experiences.
Descriptive and Meta Theories
Identifying appropriate goals and objectives for what students should learn and be able to do.
Design Theories & Models
Design-based research methods (DBR) aim to uncover the relationships between educational theory, designed artifact, and practice.
Identity Theories
Identity is a self-constructed definition of who one is and what things are important to accomplish in life.
Media and Technology Theories
Instruction and learning that occur within the context of digital technologies.
Mental Models
Derive from the way humans perceive the world around them.
Motivation & Humanist Theories
The study of the self, motivation, and one's goals
Definitions quoted from the Learning Theories LibGuide page at the Marnie and John Burke Memorial Library, Spring Hill College. http://libguides.shc.edu/c.php?g=773089&p=5546462#s-lg-box-wrapper-20623026
