Blog 1 – Learning, Motivation, and Theory
Zhihao’s original post.

Hi Zhihao,

I really like you idea that Behaviorism focuses on the environment of the learning rather than the learners condition, while the cognitivism and constructivism encourage the learners critical thinking but sometimes can put too much pressure on them. My question is whether you think there are any difference between cognitivism and constructivism.

I think the focus of the three theories together could better support a learner’s learning process from different perspectives and enable them to both get stimulus from the environment, and encourage them to have enough critical thinking, as well as connecting the new information with their prior understanding of the old information.

Do you think there is any way to combine two or even three of the theories to help with learning?