Human Learning

Abdullah Alsowyan

Learning Theory

The learning theory is a science

of study that is looking on the

way and the cause of learning.

Learning Theory Categories

1- Behaviorism

2- Constructivism

3- Cognitivism

Learning Styles

There is controversy about the concept of learning styles.

The controversy on learning styles is about there is a learning style could work with some learners and doesn't working with the others and the opposite is true and the results proving that. However, the other team says there is no differently in learning style and that is a kind of myth.

Learning StylesLearning Styles and Instructional Design

The learning styles could be useful to instructional designers because it helps the designer on contain his design the most useful learning styles.

Motivation is the thing that is forcing the learner whether it was internally or externally on activity in the learning direction.

Motivation

The four steps influencing on the ARCS model of motivational design (Keller) are the Attention, the Relevance, the Confidence and the Satisfaction.This model can be used by the instructional designer to develop a plan which is working on understanding the four motivations and including it in the plan, in order to get a good outcome.

Motivation

Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

In the Bloom's Taxonomy, there is a difference of learning level and the critical thinking, which is, helps the instructional designer to use it as a guide in creating his design.

ConclusionLearning Theory: it is helping the instructional designer as a guide in the causing of learning.

Learning style: it is helping the instructional designer as a guide in the way of learning.

Motivation: it is helping the instructional designer as a guide to encourage the learner on learning.

Bloom’s Taxonomy: it is helping the instructional designer as a guide to move the learner from lowest level to the highest level in learning