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Philosophy, Theory, and Approach
Philosophical perspectives have been used as a foundation for learning theories and, in turn, instructional theories and their associated teaching methods (Schuh & Barab, 2007). Learning theories reflect the theoretical perspective, defining learning in terms of the nature of knowledge of the world and how one comes to know about these. Instructional theories and their associated instructional approaches are based on learning theories, providing an important linkage between how learning occurs and how to facilitate that process.
For example, programmed instruction is an instructional approach that presents a topic in a carefully planned sequence and requires the learner to respond to questions or statements by filling in blanks, selecting from a series of answers, or solving a problem. Immediate feedback occurs after each response and student work at their respective pace. This instructional approach is influenced by behavioral learning theory which claims that learning is a function of change in behavior and that principles of continuity and reinforcement are central to explaining the learning process. Behavioral learning theory has its root in objectivism philosophical perspective, which believes in external world independent of human experience.
The concept map clearly describes the relationships between philosophical perspectives, learning theories, instructional theories and instructional design theories. Click on it to view a clearer map.
For example, programmed instruction is an instructional approach that presents a topic in a carefully planned sequence and requires the learner to respond to questions or statements by filling in blanks, selecting from a series of answers, or solving a problem. Immediate feedback occurs after each response and student work at their respective pace. This instructional approach is influenced by behavioral learning theory which claims that learning is a function of change in behavior and that principles of continuity and reinforcement are central to explaining the learning process. Behavioral learning theory has its root in objectivism philosophical perspective, which believes in external world independent of human experience.
The concept map clearly describes the relationships between philosophical perspectives, learning theories, instructional theories and instructional design theories. Click on it to view a clearer map.