The challenge throughout the lifespan of education has been to come up with ways that teachers can share information in such a way as to provide the learner with an opportunity to add to their existing knowledge base so that the new information becomes a part of the existing information. There are a variety of learning theories that each suggest methods that can improve results depending on the instructional design and the natural inclinations of the learner. In order to gain a better understanding of how each of the three learning theories listed below can work, click on the link for each one. You will be taken to an example of how that learning theory is used.
Cognitive
Constructivism
Behaviorism
To see a lesson plan and how it can be modified to use different learning theories, click the link below.
Constructivism vs. Behaviorism
Theories in Design
When it comes to using theories of design in education, there are more than a few to choose from. Since teachers are under more pressure than ever to not only develop knowledge in their students, but to also be able to prove that this knowledge was developed, it is critical to use these theories as tools to help develop and adapt material so that is is useful to the student. By combining theories in design and having the ability to modify each step of the process, you can come up with lessons that not only offer new information that can be attached to existing information, but do it in such a way as to allow the student to use their own experiences and personal database of knowledge to come to their own conclusions in such as way as to further their understanding of the new information and allow for progressive attachments to that information in the future.
Keep in mind that the perception of the student is based on their own experience, therefore the personal experience of the student is vital to their understanding of new information and your understanding of the student is vital to your ability to help them process new information. Theories of design allow us to have some level of guidance that allows us to adapt and modify lesson plans to suit the needs of the student. Click on each of the links below to see the strengths and limitations of the theories listed as well as how they might be combined for better understanding for the student.
My Own Instructional Design Methods
When it comes to designing the lesson plan presented in this collection, or any other lesson plans I use a combination of theories while also including my own focus, which is that of motivation. Though my personal method is nameless as of yet, for the purposes of understanding, it will be currently labeled as Foust's Design by Motivation, which can be seen by clicking the link in the name.
This perfectly suits the needs of my learners because it allows me to use their own motivation to help them reach an end goal. I can use their skills and personal knowledge to fine tune the lesson plan in order to serve them better.
No outside resources were used for the construction of this information.
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