And before you ask, no it’s not my Century of Learning, but a century, the last one in fact. This timeline contains some of the significant theories developed to describe and explain the learning process.
One of the things I need to consider as I analyse data from my dissertation is where they fit in what the world knows. And perhaps more importantly, since I’m undertaking a constructivist grounded theory approach, how and in what ways my knowledge of these facts might impact on the findings. With care and consideration, this prior knowledge can contribute to the outcomes … it is simply one more set of data elements. If I’m less careful, or perhaps less astute, then it may blur, taint, corrupt or at the very least skew my findings.
So no pressure there then?
Sources of information and places to find much more detail include:
- Theories of Learning in Educational Psychology
- Learning Theories
- Learning-Theories
- Theory into Practice
- infed
- History of Learning & Training
- Frameworks for Thinking
Timeline images from Wikimedia Commons
[Please note that the precision of the dates (i.e. 1st June) is due to the requirements of Timetoast, rather than an indication of exactly when the work was released]
Practically In the pICTure 