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Publication Date: 2018-Apr
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Validation of Learning Theories in Their Relationship with Information and Communications Technology
Capacho, Jose
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v19 n2 Article 12 p166-188 Apr 2018
The paper presents the conceptual basis of the theories: Behaviorism, Gestalt, Cognitive Psychology, and the Historic-Cultural Psychology. The essential categories of these theories were validated in a population of 2704 courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT (USA). The research seeks the relationship of theories with course design and student learning process supported by ICTs. The results for a sample of 629 open courseware analyzed gives the conclusion that the concepts of the theory of Piaget are the most influential in the process of eLearning of students in a 49.92%.
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Learning Processes, Technology Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Courseware, Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Cultural Traits, Program Validation, Electronic Learning, Alignment (Education), Reliability, Specialists, Relevance (Education), Statistical Analysis
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