Learning through research - An Introduction To the Main Theory of Learning

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1、JMULearning&TeachingPressvolume4issue1Learningthroughresearch:anintroductiontothemaintheoriesoflearningMartynStewartLearningDevelopmentUnitAtaglance:Thisarticleaimstointroducethereadertosomeofthekeyconceptsarisingoutofthisresearch.Naturally,givenlimitedspaceforsucha#Thereisnosingl

2、e,simpleexplanationforhowpeoplelearn.vasttopiconlyabriefoutlinecanbepresented,buttheintentionistoThisarticleprovidesanoverviewofthemaingroupsoflearningprovideafeelforthevarietiesinapproachtoresearchandoutlinethetheories.rangeofkeyfindingsalongwiththeirimplicationsforteaching.#Diff

3、erentperspectivesarehighlightedtoprovideaflavourofhowthiscomplextopichasbeentreatedthroughresearch.THEAPPLIANCEOFSCIENCE#Foreachgroupoftheories,thepracticalimplicationsforBehaviouristResearchteachingaredescribed.Learninghasbeenstudiedthroughouthistory,largelyfocussedonphilosophica

4、ldebateshepropensityforlearningandadaptationisoneoftheaboutthenatureofconsciousnessandTdefiningattributesofourspecies:learningistheveryreferencetoinnerthoughtsaboutwhatitwasessenceofbeinghuman.Whetherweareconsciousofitliketolearn(seePalmer,2001foranornot,weareactivelylearningevery

5、dayandwehavebeenoverview).Fromtheearly20thCentury,sincethedaywewereborn.Furthermore,eachpersonreadinghowever,theadvancementofscienceintothefieldoflearningthiswilllikelybeinvolvedinenablingorsupportinglearninginbehaviourbroughtanewobjectiveapproachbasedonsystematicothers,andwillhav

6、etheirownexperiencesandviewpointsonobservationandexperimentationunderconditionswherewhatappearstoleadtoeffectivelearningandwhatdoesnot.variableswerecontrolled.ThisresearchwasfocussedoncompilingempiricalevidencetoestablishfactsandtoconstructtheoriesthatButwhatdoesformalresearchinto

7、theprocessesoflearningtellus?demonstratedreliabilityandpredictability.Whatiseffectivelearning?Knowledgethatpersistsinthemind?Competencyinpracticalskillsandmentalapproachestoproblem-Muchofthisresearch,referredtoas‘behaviourist’researchbecausesolving?Transformingthewayapersonperceiv

8、estheworldaroundofitsfocusonobser