LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY

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Learning Outcomes

explain the fundamental concepts of learning; be able to explain the factors affecting learning.
explain the concepts of learning, teaching, education, experience and behavior.
examine the differences among the concepts of learning, teaching, education, experience and behavior.
explain the characteristics of learned behaviors.
explain the individual and environmental factors affecting learning.
explain the principles and concepts of classical conditioning and its educational implications.
discuss Pavlov’s experiments and results of experiments.
explain proximity, precursive principles, reinforcement, extinction, generalisation, discrimination and spontaneous recovery concepts.
discuss how the principles and concepts of classical conditioning are applied in counseling process.
explain the principles and concepts of operant conditioning and its educational implications.
explain how operant conditioning operates.
explain fundamental principles of operant conditioning.
explain types of reinforcement and schedules of reinforcement.
explain the principles and concepts of social-cognitive learning and its educational implications.
explain fundamental viewpoints of social-cognitive learning.
discuss the experiments and experiment results of Albert Bandura.
explain social-cognitive learning process.
explain social-cognitive learning principles.
discuss the use of social-cognitive learning in psychological counseling and education.
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explain the principles and concepts of information processing approach and its educational implications.
explain learning process according to information processing approach.
examine types of memory.
explain informational processes and metacognition.
discuss the use of information processing approach in psychological counseling and education.
explain the principles and concepts of brain-based learning and its educational implications.
explain brain based learning process.
explain learning principles of brain based learning.
explain the principles and concepts of constructivism.
explain principles of constructivism.
discuss the use of constructivism in psychological counseling and education.
be able to explain attribution approach and its relationship with learning and motivation.
explain how individuals interprent events and how this relates to their thinking and behavior.
explain the different factors (ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck) affecting attributions for achievement.
discuss the dimensions (internal-external, stabile- changeable, controllable-noncontrollable) of atrributions.
be able to explain self-determination approach and its relationship with learning and motivation.
explain the fundamentals of self-motivated behavior change.
discuss effects of the environmental events such as rewards, praise, directives on intrinsic motivation.
explain the factors that faciliate or undermine intrinsic motivation.
discuss the relation between aoutonomy, motivation and learning.
be able to explain the techniques and methods of effective learning.
explain the fundamental techniques and methods that enhance learning.
explain the effects of individual and environmental factors on learning.
discuss the significance of techniques and methods of effective learning for education services.
be able to make a general evaluation within the framework of learning concepts and approaches
explain the learning concepts within the framework of different learning and motivation approaches.
discuss 'motivation' and 'learning' within the framework of educational services.
1. To be able to explain the fundamental concepts of learning. 1.1. To explain the concepts of learning, teaching, education, experience and behavior. 1.2. To examine the differences among the concepts of learning, teaching, education, experience and behavior. 2. To be able to explain the factors affecting learning. 2.1. To explain the characteeristics of learned behaviors. 2.2. To explain the individual factors affecting learning. 2.3. To explain the environmental factors affecting learning. 3. To be able to explain the principles and concepts of classical conditioning and its educational implications. 3.1. To discuss Pavlov’s experiments and results of experiments. 3.2. To explain proximity, precursive principles, reinforcement, extinction, generalisation, discrimination and spontaneous recovery concepts. 3.3. To discuss how the principles and concepts of classical conditioning are applied in counseling process. 4. To be able to explain the principles and concepts of operant conditioning and its educational implications. 4.1. To explain how operant conditioning operates. 4.2. To explain fundamental principles of operant conditioning. 4.3. To explain types of reinforcement and schedules of reinforcement. 5. To be able to explain the principles and concepts of social learning and its educational implications. 5.1. To explain fundamental viewpoints of social learning. 5.2. To discuss the experiments and experiment results of Albert Bandura. 5.3. To explain social learning process. 5.4. To explain social learning principles. 5.5. To discuss the use of social learning in psychological counseling and education. 6. To be able to explain Gestalt Approach and Its Relationship with Learning. 6.1. To explain perception and laws of perception. 6.2. To explain the views of Gestalt Approach about learning. 6.3. To examine intutional learning and creativity concepts. 6.4. To discuss the use of Gestalt Approach in psychological counseling and education. 7. To be able to explain the principles and concepts of information processing approach and its educational implications. 7.1. To explain learning process according to information processing approach. 7.2. To examine types of memory. 7.3. To explain informational processes and metacognition. 7.4. To discuss the use of information processing approach in psychological counseling and education. 8. To be able to explain the principles and concepts of brain-based learning and its educational implications. 8.1. To explain brain based learning process. 8.2. To explain learning principles of brain based learning. 9. To be able to explain the principles and concepts of constructivism. 9.1. To explain principles of constructivism. 9.2. To discuss the use of constructivism in psychological counseling and education.