Validation of Learning Theories in Their Relationship with Information and Communications Technology

Validation of Learning Theories in Their Relationship with Information and Communications Technology

The paper presents the conceptual basis of the theories: Behaviorism, Gestalt, Cognitive Psychology, and the Historic-Cultural Psychology. The essential categories of these theories were validated in a population of 2704 courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT (USA). The research s...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Turkish online journal of distance education TOJDE 2018-04, Vol.19 (2), p.166-188
1. Verfasser: CAPACHO, Jose
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alignment (Education)
Behaviorism
Cognitive Psychology
Courseware
Cultural Traits
Curriculum Design
Electronic Learning
Learning Processes
Learning Theories
Program Validation
Relevance (Education)
Reliability
Specialists
Statistical Analysis
Technology Uses in Education
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Zusammenfassung:The paper presents the conceptual basis of the theories: Behaviorism, Gestalt, Cognitive Psychology, and the Historic-Cultural Psychology. The essential categories of these theories were validated in a population of 2704 courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT (USA). The research seeks the relationship of theories with course design and student learning process supported by ICTs. The results for a sample of 629 open courseware analyzed gives the conclusion that the concepts of the theory of Piaget are the most influential in the process of eLearning of students in a 49.92%.
ISSN:1302-6488
1302-6488
DOI:10.17718/tojde.415831