Assignment 400 - Theories

[annestoneman]

I have some books and presentations from my assessor its just my mindset isnt right so would like a push from you lovely lot.

Right, so I have already outlined 2 theorists from cognitive, humanist, social learning, constructivist and behaviourist theories I now just need to explain how they have informed current practice in relation to

• child behaviour
• enabling environments
• practitioner interaction

would i be right in going along the lines of say cognitive theory encourages us to create opportunities for children to work together in order to solve problems and ensuring they have space in which to play and learn together.
As practitioners we plan activities based on the child's next steps therefore scaffolding their learning. We also extend their learning through language by adding to vocabulary the child has used for example a child says 'look a bus' we would then say 'yes look, a big bus' we are then agreeing we have seen and are interested and extended the childs vocabulary.

Would you say that covers all three points? behaviour is them working together and problem solving .... enabling environment is planning based on next steps and practitioner interaction extending vocab .... or am i waaay off?

Thank you

[tutu]

not at all that is barely a description certainly not an explanation?? who ware you talking about? what was their theory? how has it been shaped our practice? what do we do that has been influenced by the theory?

[annestoneman]

lol that wasn't my answer just some of the stuff i was going to include. Thank you for the input, have already done it now.

[colemanxa]

Hi,

I am currently doing this assignment and struggling to find a second theorist for social learning. May I ask who you used?

[Ruthierhyme]

Originally Posted by colemanxa

Hi,

I am currently doing this assignment and struggling to find a second theorist for social learning. May I ask who you used?

Hi, social learning theory emphasises that young children learn about social behaviour by:

watching other people
imitating other people

Albert Bandura is one theorist you can research.

Best wishes

[haynei58]

I am struggling to find a Humanist Theorist that isn't Maslow or Rogers. Does anybody have any suggestions please?

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, a warm welcome to the site. This is a quote from page 57 of Learning Theories Simplified by Bob Bates

Humanism is based on the beleif that the individual is self-determining, free to make their own choices. It is a person-centred activity in which the individual plays a part in deciding whar role they should play in determining what they should be allwed to learn.

The basic premise of humanism is that people have a natural potential for learning and that significant learning takes place when the individual can see that the subject matter is relevant to them. In this situation, the teacher acts as a facilitator, encouraging learning rather than identifyiung specific methods or techniques of instruction.

Although catalysits for the humanist movement, the Montessori and Summerhioll schools, were launched at the beginning of the twentieth century, the theory wasn't developed until the early 1940s. It was populised throughout 1960s and 1970s as a result of a group of psychologists questioning the virtue of the behaviourist approach (which they felt portrayed a negative view of the person's capacity for self-determination) and cognitivist approach (which they argued was too obsessed with meaning and undersatanding).

As the movement grew to empower more people in making decisions about issues that affect their lives, so the emphasis switched from teacher-centred to learner-cewntred-learning. Supporters of the humanist approach argue that students appreciate not being evaluated or judged and relish the opportunity for their thoughts to be understood. Critics claim that not everyone seeks empowerment or feels comfortable when empoewered, arguing that some people clearly want to be instructed in what to do.

A. S. Neill

Maria Montessori

Abraham Maslow

Carl Rogers

Malcolm Knowles

Jack Mezirow (search inside the book for 'Jack' & click to page 70)

https://humanism.org.uk/


Hope this helps, best wishes