Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. In this post, I''m revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. Most versions of Maslow''s Hierarchy are represented as pyramids.

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Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 84

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this post we return to the cognitive domain, with an examination of Allan Paivio''s theory of dual coding. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. This is number 32 in my series on learning theories.

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Cognitive Theory Maslow Learning Theory 88

Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. In this post, I'm revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. Most versions of Maslow's Hierarchy are represented as pyramids.

Maslow 40

Maslow Cognitive Theory Pinnacle 40

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

An example of transparent design is where the technology interface is so familiar or simple that students need to expend no mental effort using it. Anderson ACT-R Cognitive Architecture 2. Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory 12. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27.

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Design Cognitive Theory Maslow 98