Review for reading Learning to Think, Learning to Learn.
Jennifer Cromley begins her introduction contrasting behaviorism with constructivism, �Thirty years ago, most theories about teaching and learning (for children and adults) were based on drill. The idea was that if facts were repeated enough, then students would memorize them, and this was learning. �.. �Although adult educators like Paolo Freire and Malcolm Knowles encouraged teachers to use real-life examples that students were interested in, most adult reading workbooks looked about the same as children�s drill-based workbooks. This approach can be described as a �behaviorist� approach to learning.� �.. �The focus of this book�, she continues, �can be described as a �cognitive� or �constructivist� approach to learning.�
Before we begin, some of us may want to get a little background on �behaviorism� and �constructivism�; let me recommend the Constructivism PowerPoint and the Constructivism Links.
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