learning theories
Building Blocks by Vygotsky
Building Blocks by Vygotsky
Votgotsky is most famous for his theory of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). The simple description of ZPD is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can do with help. The idea of ZPD is that children learn from the example of an adult and through the examples children grow and learn they are able to transfer that knowledge to other areas.Click here to read more »
Inert Knowledge
INERT KNOWLEDGE is a concept described by Alfred North Whitehead in 1929. It is the idea that some knowledge can be expressed but not used. In other words it cannot be applied to real-life problem solving situations. For example a student can learn foreign language vocabulary in the classroom, but when it comes time to use it in a conversation outside of the classroom they cannot. Often times teaching methods such as reading, lecture, and other similar strategies produce knowledge which the students cannot transfer or use because they don't know how toClick here to read more »
Transfer
With the theary of the "Transfer" of "Transfer of Learning", it is proposed that learning in one situation can commonly be applied in another situation similar to the first with varying levels of automaticity or deliberation. There are two ways to describe this transfer, "Near/Far" and "Low Road/High Road".Click here to read more »
