Chapter Three

Of the three studies of learning, the constructivism view seemed to be the best ideal. Constructivism focuses on the notion that the learner plays the largest role in what is learned and their developements of understanding and knowledge. The learners personal experiences influence the way that person learns. Rather than the student just collecting information in a well organized manner from a teacher, the student plays an active role in the learning process and in what is learned, the teacher is merely a guide that enhances the learning experience.

This chapter discusses these three different types of understanding the learning process: behaviorist, cognitive, and constructivism, and apparently they are all part of the learning process today. So, as a teacher, are we required to incorporate all of these learning processes into our way of teaching or is one better than the other?

Knowing the process of learning and the different ways it can be understood is no doubt very important for the teaching process. So as a teacher it will be important to understand the different methods of learning, if one method is not working then maybe another one should be used instead; so keeping an open eye to other styles and studies in the learning process is useful.