Description
For this assessment, you will examine how two theories could be compared in the application to an everyday learning situation. You will describe the basic tenets of each theory, use theory-specific terminology to hypothesize how a person in the case study has learned things so far that has resulted in the current challenge, and what will likely come next. Then, you will provide a theoretically grounded and evidence-based solution to the problem.
Choose two learning theories from the list provided.
Köhler’s insight theory/Gestalt.
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of learning.
Bruner’s discovery learning.
Knowles’s andragogy.
Rogers’s humanism (used as a theory of learning).
Hebb’s neuropsychological theory.
Miller’s information processing theory.
Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance.
Skinner’s behaviorism.
Watson’s behaviorism.
Pavlov’s behaviorism.
Bandura’s social learning theory (1977).
Bandura’s social cognitive theory (1986).
Siegel’s connectivism.
Mayer’s cognitive theory of multimedia learning.
Write a 4–6 page paper that addresses the following:
Explain the basic assumptions, strengths, and limitations of each learning theory.
Analyze the ability of each theory to explain and predict the >>>>>case study presented below<<<<<.
Using terms and concepts from Theory 1, describe the case study, hypothesizing how a person has learned things so far to result in their current challenge. Then, predict what will come next for them, using theoretical concepts.
Then, using terms and concepts from Theory 2, describe the case study once again. Hypothesize how this person has learned things so far to result in their current challenge. Then, predict what will come next for them using theoretical concepts.
Analyze an intervention.
Explore at least one intervention for the challenge presented in the case that would be grounded in or connected with one of the theories.
Explain why it would work better than an intervention grounded in the alternate theory, using evidence from your research.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
Exhibit adherence to stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.
Written communication: Write coherently to support central ideas, using appropriate APA format, with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Tone: Write in the third person, adhering to conventions of academic tone.
Length of paper: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page or reference page.
References: At least five scholarly articles (from peer-reviewed journals). Books and other sources can be used, if needed, in addition to the journal articles.
APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for style and formatting, as well as for citing your resources in the body of your paper and in alphabetical order on the reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Evaluate the strengths, limitations, and applications of the foundational learning theories.
Analyze the ability of each theory to explain and predict a case.
Competency 2: Evaluate the strengths, limitations, and applications of learning principles and concepts.
Explain the basic assumptions, strengths and limitations of one learning theory.
Explain the basic assumptions, strengths, limitations of a second learning theory.
Competency 3: Apply evidence-based research in learning theories to guide decision making and problem solving.
Analyze an intervention.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
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Case Study:
Ari describes himself as being an "awkward geeky sort". His very favorite thing to do is play video games, particularly creative and multiplayer games, and he is quite famous in his online communities and has developed a popular YouTube channel mostly with his Minecraft server.
At 10 years old, Ari is 5’ 7” tall. His physical development is "off the chart" and physical education teachers have tried to coax him into athletic activities for years as they see his height as a true advantage. Ari’s parents say "his body hasn’t caught up with itself yet. He stumbles on stairs and bumps into walls… he just doesn’t have much coordination. Everyone in our family is tall (both of us are over 6’2”), and we all took this same path. Sports don’t tend to work well until about 13 or 14 years old, sadly."
At school, Ari has begun to notice that all the popular boys are athletes, and has now shared with his parents "I just want to be able to run fast and throw a ball… I’m tired of being picked last all the time in gym class, and I just want to fit in". They have noticed that Ari’s performance at school seems to be suffering lately; he claims it is a result of being a social outcast. The parents said "well, he’s learning something at this school, but maybe not what we would hope he is learning. Maybe we should look at a different kind of school."
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