Review. Learning Theories

It states that people are inherently good, therefore the idea is to create an environment conductive to self-actualization.

This teaching approach considers important to identify the students' age when planning a class/ a course. It centers on adults, because they learn differently.

It focuses on developing in students the ability to take responsibility for what is learned.

This teaching approach focuses on the idea of using the target language to learn, the students will not be very participative at first, but will respond to commands, they will gradually start expressing some ideas, as they feel comfortable

From this theory, the operant and classical conditioning are explained.

Abraham Maslow

In humanistic learning theory, ___________ is a meaningful way to evaluate how learners are progressing.

It emerges as a response to behaviorism.

Teaching approach that focused on developing listening and speaking skills.

What is intrinsic motivation?

It gives importance to how the student’s mind receives, organizes, stores and retrieves information.

Lev Vygotsky is one of the most important theorists of

It makes use of rewards and punishments.

B. F. Skinner

From this approach comes the idea to model vocabulary and then have students to repeat; after, the teacher substitutes the word with another one.

From this approach comes the idea to play relaxing music and implement breathing exercises during classes

This teaching approach focuses on the outcomes before starting to plan the class, what the learners will be able to do by the end of the lesson. The teacher is a guide

the learner absorbs information, implements cognitive operations, and stocks it in memory.

What is extrinsic motivation?

The difference between reinforcements and punishments.

______________ is a theorist who developed the idea of "biological constructivism"

The difference between reinforcements and punishments.

Learning theory that considers prior knowledge as the base of the new one.