Behaviorism, Cognitivism and Considerativism

My observation from the classroom demonstrated that true different encyclopaedism theories we had in this three session such as behaviorism, cognitivism and considerativism all of them include strengths and weaknesses. I tried to explain my perception through this schools of thoughts.BehaviorismIt focuses on two backbone factors stimulus and respons and disregards psychic activities. Povlov, Watson, Thorndik and Skinner were the famous psychologists who widely promoted this hypothesis. In unstained conditioning a stimulus presented in range to get a response but in operant conditioning the response is do first then reinforcement follows. A noticeable weakness that I find in this method is that it cant explain the recognition of young phrase patterns by children for which there has been no reinforcement mechanisms for example in Iranian we have koshtondam or pazondam.It neglects the consideration of genetics, heredity and personal perception. In order to control the class in this way teachers must apply validating and negative reinforcements to change students behavior and discourage disruptive behaviors.CognitivismIn cognitive speculation the most important thing is internal mental process of the bookman during the learning process. Against behaviorists that consider learning as a passive action at law in this theory the role of learners is spry and seeking meaning. J. piaget and L. vegotsky improved this theory. In this method teacher must create learning environment active and allowing students to apply previous knowledge.ConstructivismIn this theory learning is simply the process of adjusting our mental models accommodate new experiences in other word all new information linked to prior knowledge. The learners start with a complax problem and employment to discover the basic skills required to solve the problem. The role of instructors changes from teacher to facilitators. In this method theorists try to eliminate grades and testing. Teachers m ust provide engaging opportunities for students to be sense of the information via hand-on activities and discussions.ConclusionThere is no single best theory and each theory gas different aspect of teaching/learning process.