Learning Theories-Piaget, Brain-Based, Psychodynamic Flashcards
What are the major concepts for Piaget’s theory?
- developmental theory
- adaptive process
- establishment of equilibrium between subject and environment
What are the Four Developmental Stages?
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperational
- Concrete Operational
- Formal Operational
What is the Sensorimotor Stage?
- birth to 2 years
- perceptions and movement
- object permanence
- egocentric
What is the Preoperational Stage?
- 2-7years
- needs concrete physical situations
- does not understand conservation (water)
What is the Concrete Operational Stage?
- 7-11years
- acquisition of language and ability to think representationally/logically about the world
What is the Formal Operational Stage?
- 11-15 years
- abstract thought and use of formal logic
What is the Brain-Based Theory?
- As long as the brain is not prohibited from fulfilling its normal processes, learning will occur
- Brain as super computer
- Essentially a ‘cognitive theory of learning’
What does learning involved according to Brain-Based?
- focused attention and peripheral perception
- conscious and unconscious processes
What does the Left-Brain focus on?
- logical thinking, analysis, and accuracy
- sequential, rational, objective, part vs. whole
What does the Right-Brain focus on?
- aesthetics, feelings, and creativity
- random, intuitive, holistic, subjecting, whole vs. parts
How does Gardner define intelligence?
a group of abilities that:
- is somewhat autonomous from other capacities
- core set of info-processing operations
What are the Multiple Intelligences?
- Verbal-Linguistic
- Logical-Mathematical
- Visual-Spatial
- Body-Kinesthetic
- Musical-Rhythmic
- Interpersonal (person to person)
- Intrapersonal (inner states of being)
What is the Psychodynamic Theory?
- theory of underlying causes
- problem can only be solved by treating cause
- components of psyche
Who pioneered the Psychodynamic Theory?
Sigmund Fred
