Assignment 3-C

Behaviorism is based on behavior that can be observed and measured (Good & Brophy, 1990). Thought processes are not considered. Learning is a response acquisition.

Cognitivism is new information compared to existing knowledge and may be combined to accommodate new information. In other words, new information is built on existing structures. Learning is a knowledge acquisition.

Constructivism is, according to Merrill, knowledge constructed from experience. Learning is a personal interpretation of the world and an active process in which meaning is developed on experience. Learning is interpretative and emergent; teaching is assisted performance.

Personally, I was taught with a behaviorist philosophy. If we learned the objectives that were taught, we would be rewarded. If we didn’t learned them, we were punished. I like to think of myself as a constructivist. I like to give my students the opportunity of choice. I also prefer projects as a way of learning rather than relying on textbooks.