In modern society, learning is inevitable. After reading the article, I have a certain understanding and my own views on learning theory and learning motivation.
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- the need to learn a new skill or solve a current problem
- the sense that it is something we will enjoy or be good at
- an interest or curiosity about the topic
“(Motivation and Learning, 2022).
First of all, we need to know what to study. In another article, we wrote three points that disagree with the second point because, in my opinion, no one is naturally good at something. We can fully master a skill step by step from the primary level, so I think we can learn and master it through our love for things, but we can never be good at things without learning.
I am a student of computer science. In a professional course seng265 last semester, I encountered the most difficult thing since my university. Before that, this has not happened in every course I have taken. This is a course on software development, but I was a little flustered when the teacher sent us the first assignment in the second week of school, Because I have never learned the programming language required by this assignment, but now my assignment needs it, so this has become my motivation to learn a new skill. Of course, this is a very difficult challenge for me. I have to master a very difficult programming language in a very short time, and it takes a semester to normally learn a programming language, so I set a plan for myself, spend at least 3 hours a day browsing and reading relevant books and teaching videos, and find some simple problems to practice programming. Finally, I succeeded and learned one more programming language on the basis of learning the seng265 course.
In my opinion, behaviorists, cognitivism, and constructivists have very different learning styles. For example, a high school social study teacher is planning a class on climate change Behaviorists will take action to get some weather data to strengthen the course content. Cognitivism will discuss with learners to let students develop their own thinking to imagine climate change, while constructivists actively call on students to experiment and gain experience. For me, behaviorists are worth learning, because the action is the only standard to prove real-time truth.
References:
Heidi James. (2022, April 5). Learning Theories. Retrieved from
Heidi James. (2022, April 5). Motivation and Learning. Retrieved from
Hi Zhenyu,
I like your story very much and it reminds me of my experience when I first encountered a difficult course. It’s true that when we face challenging courses or problems, we should study in a planned way, and everyone has his or their ways such as behaviorists, cognitivism, and constructivists.
Thanks,
Sullo