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Red = Differences
Green = Similarities
Italics = Key concepts

Learning Theories

central to

Cognition focus

Behaviour focus

influenced by

central to
similar to

rejects

central to

central to

Behaviourism

Social Learning
Theory

lead to

used for

Self-regulated
learning

Environment

ignores
focuses on

Classroom management
strategies

Personal factors

Organizational
strategies

influenced
by

Organizational
strategies

focuses on

Reading
comprehension

similar to

Cognitive
learning

through
uses

Motivation

through

Learned or unlearned

influenced by

Active participation

Cognition

Advanced
Organizers

Interest

Modeling

through

similar to

Environment

similar to

Stimulus-response
through

with

with

Behaviour

claims

seek

Self-regulation

determines

allow

because

Vicarious learning
such as

Latent learning
New information

Teacher feedback
Forethought

reinforcement
increases

uses

Teacher
encouragement

link to

similar to

changed by

Extinction

depends on

similar to

Consequences

Goal setting

consider
influenced
by

Self-efficacy
aquire

Punishments

increase
similar to

Performing previously
learned behaviours

Short-term memory
relearn

New knowledge

similar to

Self-regulation

Negative
reinforcements

increase frequency
increase frequency

Observed behaviours

relate

later use

Perceived consequences
choose

Response

Learner's choice

similar to
prolongs

decay

Incentives
Social pressures

actively learn

New information

stored as

anchor
can be

Preiously learned
knowledge

decreases

Interest
Positive
reinforcements

Long-term memory

Information forgotten
Motivation

attention to

influenced by

Interest
similar to

depends on
through

decrease frequency
decrease frequency
increase frequency

Attitude

create
search

stores

lost

allows for

Rewards

help aquire

involves

Meaningfulness

enters

Practice

Modeling

precede

relies on

develops
interest

Enactive learning

Model prestige

Previously learned
knowledge

Meaningful Learning
Theory

disinterest
influences

Prior conditioning

affected by

Unobservable mental
processes

influences

Stimuli affects behaviour

based on

based on

Person

with

Schema Theory

stimulates

focussing on

learned through

Previously learned
behaviours

focuses on

Environment

Internal processes
Age

Behavioural
reinforcements

igornes

used for

Environment

Learning in a
social context

can be

Cueing
Shaping

Behavioural
reinforcements

igornes

Curriculum
development

Complex internal
processes

Assimilation Learning
Theory

similar to

used in

focuses on

Classroom management
strategies

Observable and measurable behaviours

Cognitive Information
Processing

central to

igornes

used for

ease intake

Previously learned
knowledge
review

retain

Task requiring new

information

Lessons

create

similar to

Need
retain
& avoid

retain
& repeat

Partial loss of
information

Reinforcement

alters

Information
stored

Task requiring previously

learned information

Meaningfulness

later usage
immediately
used

Desirable

Undesirable

through

encourage

Knowledge
retention

Applied
knowledge

encourage

retains

Mental respresentations
(Schema)

use

Logical
relationships

achieve

organized by

Units
achieve
similar to
Avoid producing

Groups

partial

Meaningful Learning

Produce

Types of
Learning

sucessfully

such as

Rote learning

Discovery Learning
produce or
avoid

Reception Learning

Learning
achieved

Behaviour
capable of
implies

sucessfully