Applying Theories, Processes and Models to Student Learning

Which of the figures shown here through these links sit well with your view of student learning? Which provide food for thought?

	Figure1.gif Information-Processing Model of Learning and Memory How do we facilitate the transfer from short term to long term memory? Gagne, R. (1974). Essentials of Learning for Instruction. Hinsdale, Illinois: The Dryden Press. (p. 16) Updated 19 Oct 2003 13:33 Size: 10.5 kb
	Figure2.gif Epistemological Reflection Model of Learning How do we encourage students to move from absolute to contextual learners? Adapted from Magolda, M.B. (1992). Knowing and Reasoning in College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. (p. 16) Updated 19 Oct 2003 14:26 Size: 12.4 kb
	Figure3.gif Learning Tasks Grid Where do your teaching activities fall on this grid? Adapted from Ausubel, D., Novak, J. & Hanesian, H. (1978). Educational Psychology - A Cognitive View (2nd ed.). New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston. (p.25) Updated 19 Oct 2003 15:00 Size: 8.3 kb
	Figure4.gif Structural Dimensions of the Experiential Learning Process What do we emphasize most in student learning i.e. concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization or active experimentation? Kolb, D.A. (1984). Experiential Learning. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (p. 42) Updated 19 Oct 2003 15:02 Size: 9.9 kb
	Figure5.gif Learning/Re-learning of Skills Process Are we prepared for students in the 'reaction' phase? Candy, P., Harri-Augstein, S. & Thomas, L. (1985). Reflection and the Self-organized Learner: a Model of Learning Conversations. In D. Boud, R. Keogh & D. Walker (Eds.), Reflection: Turning Experience into Learning. London: Kogan Page. (p. 104) Updated 19 Oct 2003 15:21 Size: 4.1 kb
	Figure6.gif Interactionist Model of Student Learning Processes Are we responding to the diversity of learning styles in our teaching? Laurillard, D. as cited in Wilson, J. (1981). Student Learning in Higher Education. London: Croom Helm. (p. 159) Updated 19 Oct 2003 15:24 Size: 12.9 kb
	Figure7.gif Presage-Process-Product Model of Student Learning What impact do course design, teaching methods & assessment have on our students' learning outcomes? Prosser, M. & Trigwell, K. (1999). Understanding Learning and Teaching - The Experience in Higher Education. Buckingham: SRHE & Open University Press. (p. 12) Updated 19 Oct 2003 15:26 Size: 13.0 kb

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