Sunday, April 15, 2007

The Essay

Essay: In this essay you must-
A. Describe a learning situation,
B. Deconstruct the learning situation using concepts form either Bruner’s of learning, OR
Collins & Stevens model of inquiry teaching, OR Vygotsky’s theory of learning, OR,
constructivist learning theory. That is, you need to analyze how the leaning you
described can be explained using concepts from one of these theories.
C. Deconstruct the motivation for learning in the learning situation you describe using
concepts from one of the motivation theories we studied. They include Hull's drive
theory , OR Tolman's ideas on motivation, OR achievement motivation theory, OR
goal theory, OR self-efficacy theory, OR attribution theory, OR self-regulation theory.
In other word, you need to explain how the learner was motivated to learn in the
learning situation you described using concepts from one of these theories.

1 comment:

Dr. R said...

Sorry about the formatting. I tried cutting and pasting out of word and it did not publish the way it looked in the text box. Otherwise this is the essay word for word.