cognitive social learning theory

cognitive

• Stress the importance of what goes on inside the learner
• The key to learning and changing is the individual’s cognition (perception, thought, memory and ways of processing and structuring information)

cognitive

It involves perceiving the information, interpreting it based on what is already known, and then reorganizing the information into new insights or understanding

bandura

was one of many psychologists who believed that the behavioral approach was ignoring the ability of the mind to think for itself

behavioral approach

pavlov, watson, skinner

behavioral approach

learning is the result of interacting with forces in the environment
learning happens when external forces like stimuli impact our lives

cognitive approach

bandura

cognitive approach

learning can happen in the mind without directly interacting with the environment
learning can happen simply from our own internal thoughts and expectations

first stage/attention

– paying attention to environmental stimuli (key to learning)

second stage/processing

– the information is processed by the senses

third stage/memory storage

– the information is transformed and incorporated (encoded) briefly into short-term memory, after which it suffers one of 2 fates:
a. disregarded and forgotten
b. stored in long-term memory

long term memory

central problem is retrieval in the future

fourth stage/action

– involves the action or response that the individual undertakes based on how information was processed and stored.

jean piaget

The best known of the Cognitive Developmental Theorists
He said that children take in or incorporate information as they interact with people and the environment

lev vygotsky

Emphasizes the importance of language, social interaction & adult guidance in the learning process
When teaching children, the adults should interpret, respond and give meaning to children’s action

social

• Largely based on the work of Albert Bandura
• People learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling.
• It has often been called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning theories because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation

role modeling

• Central concept of social learning theory
• People learn through observing others’ behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors
• Armstrong (2008) emphasized that to facilitate learning, role models need to be enthusiastic, professionally organized, caring and self confident as well as knowledgeable, skilled and good communicators