Alexander and Murphy gave a summary of the 14 Principles:
1. The knowledge base ~ one’s existing knowledge serves as the foundation of all future
learning, The learner's previous knowledge will influence new learning how one
represents information, makes association and filters new experiences.
2. Strategic processing and control - Learners can develop skills to reflect and regulate their
thoughts and behaviors in order to learn more effectively (metacognition).
3. Motivation and affect: Factors such as intrinsic motivation (from within), reason for
wanting to lear, personal goals and enjoyment of learning tasks have a crucial role in the
learning process.
4 Development and Individual Differences - Learning is a unique journey for each person
because of his own unique combination of genetic and environmental factors that
influence him.
5. Situation or Context, Learning happens in the context of the society as well as within the
individual.
JEAN PIAGET - Cognitive Theory of Development
- Focus is how individuals construct knowledge- how knowledge developed in
the individual.
- His research involved observing small number of individuals and how they
responded known as Piagetian tasks:
Conservation of matter
Conservation of number
liquid
Conservation of length
* Conservation of area, weight, displacement and volume
+ Conservation Stages:
> Preconserver ~ consistently centers on only one dimension of the situation;
perception guides thinking rather than logic
> Transitional Thinker - is inconsistent, may be swayed by having an answer
challenged; may conserve in the first example but not in the second.A Basic Cognitive Concepts:
1. Schema -the cognitive structures by which individuals intellectually adapt to and
organize their environment,
‘An individual's way to understand or create meaning about a thing or
‘experience
Assimilation ~ the process of fitting a new experience into an e
created cognitive structures or schema
3. Accomodation - the process of creating a new schema
4+ Equilibration ~ a
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ing proper balance between assimilation and accommodation
+ Cognitive disequilibrium - when one’s experience do not match the schemata
PIAGET'S STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Stage 1. Sensori-motor Stage. (birth to infancy)
prominence of the senses and muscle movement thru which the infant comes
to learn about himself and the world
‘Teachers should aim to provide a rich and stimulating environment with
appropriate objects to play with
~ Object permanence
Stage 2. Pre-operational Stage (2-7 years- Pre-school Year)
Intelligence is intuitive in nature
Child can make mental representations, able to pretend, closer to symbols,
highlighted by:
‘Symbolic function - represent objects and events
>. Egocentrism - tendency of the child to see only his own point of view
Centration -tendency of the child to focus only on one aspect ofa thing to
exclude other aspects
Reversibility - inability to reverse their thinking,
Eg. Understands 2 +3=5 but NOT 5-3 =2
‘Animism - tendency to attribute humanlike traits or characteristics to
inanimate objects (Mr. Sun is asleep.)
‘Transductive reasoning ~ neither inductive or deductive
ILA causes B, then B causes A
‘Stage 3. Concrete-Operational Stage. (8-11 years)
lity ofthe child to think logically but only in terms of concrete object;
a. Decentering - ability ofthe child to perceive the different features of objects and
situationsb. Reversibility
Conservation - ability to know that certain properties of objects like number,
‘mass, volume, area do not change even there is a change of appearance
= weight, volume, size
ser
4. Seriation.~ ability to order or arrange things
Stage 4. Formal Operational Stage (12-15 up)
= Thinking becomes more logical, solving abstract problems, hypothesize
a tif” questions
b. Analogical reasoning , then Bis __
ERIK ERIKSON’S PSYCHO-SOCIAL THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT (8 STAGES OF LIFE)
~ Derived from “psycho” (mind, brain, personality, etc.) and “social” (external
relationship with and environment)
~The theory served as basis for broad and complex discussion of analysis of
personality and behavior, for understanding and facilitating personal
development of self and others
~ Helps the teacher understand the environmental factors that affect the
students’ personality and behavior.
- Useful in teaching, parenting, self-awareness, managing and coaching, dealing
with conflict, for understanding he self and others
~The theory highlighted the influence of one’s environment, particularly on how
earlier experiences gradually build upon the next and result into one’s
personality
= Each stage has a psycho-social crisis (contrary dispositions)
‘Syntonic (positive disposition) - eg. TRUST
Dystonic (negative disposition) vs. MISTRUST
Malignancy ~ too little positive
‘Too much negative
Maladaptation- too much positive, too little negative
1" Stage (Infancy) - the goal is to develop trust without completely eliminating the
capacity for mistrustLEARNING/ THINKING STYLES AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
Learning/Thinking Styles- refer to the preferred way an individual processes
information. They describe a person's typical mode of thinking, remembering or problem-solving.
Sensory Preferences.- Individuals tend to gravitate toward one or two types of sensory
input and maintain a dominance in one of the following types:
1. Visual Learners: eg, Visual-iconic (visual imagery) or visual-symbolic (abstract,
symbolism)
2. Auditory Learners -leatn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things,
etc. (eg, the listeners and the talkers)
3. Tactile/ Kinesthetic learners. - benefit from the hands-on approach, actively
exploring the physical world around them
4. Global-Analytic Continuum
Analytic thinkers- tend toward th
“tree seers”
ar, step-by-step processes of learni
Global thinkers- lean towards the non-linear thought and tend to see the whole
pattern rather than particle elements; the “forest seers”.
Multiple Intelligences (MI Theory) by Howard Gardner
-Gardner believes that different intelligences may be independent abilities ~ a person can
be low in one domain area but high in another. All of us possess the intelligences but with varying
degrees of strength and skill.
1. Visual/ Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart) ~ learning visually and organizing ideas
spatially. Seeing concepts in action in order to understand them.
2. Yerbal/ Linguistic (Word Smart) - learning through the spoken and written word
3. Mathematical/ logical - (Number Smart/Logic Smart) - learning through reasoning and
problem solving
4. Bodily/kinesthetic (body smart) — learning through interac
5. Musical (Music Smart) - learning though patterns, rhythms and music
6. Intrapersonal (Self Smart): learning through feelings, values and attitudes
7.Jnterpersonal (People Smart) - learning through interaction with others
8, Naturalist (Nature Smart) -learning through classification, categories and hierarchies.
9. Existential (Spirit Smart)-th
and application of new learning.
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intelligence seeks connection to real world understandingStage 1- Infancy
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HOPE
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- Early Childhood
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impulsiveness
‘Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
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Will Power or determination
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Paychorocial Criss
Industry v.Inferioity
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Virtue
COMPETENCY
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(Puberty to 18-20 years)
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(18 to about 30 vears old)