PsyEl mod 1

Learning (Omrod, 2016)

A long-term change in mental representations or associations as a result of experience.

Learning (Ciccarelli & White, 2012)

Any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice.

Disposition

Inclination to do or not to do something.

Motivation

Causes of behavior; conscious or unconscious forces that underlie our actions.

Capability

Changes in skills or knowledge required to do something.

Performance

The act of carrying out an action, or behaving.

Principles of learning

Factors that influence learning and describe the specific effects of these factors.

Theories of learning

Explanations about the underlying mechanisms involved in learning.

Theory

A collection of related statements whose main function is to summarize and explain observations.

Assumptions

Unproven beliefs about human behavior, based on observations of regularity or predictability.

Hypotheses

Tentative explanations; if-then statements or educated predictions.

Gather observations/data

Used to test hypotheses.

Generalizations

Statements that summarize relationships and become part of the theory.

Principles

Might be expressed as laws or simply beliefs.

Laws

Statements whose accuracy is beyond a reasonable doubt.

Beliefs

More private and personal than principles or laws.

Learning styles

Preferred and customary approaches that different people use when trying to learn.