Giannakas et al. (2018) mixes instructional methods with learning theories, listing problem solving, experiential learning, situated learning, and task-based language learning as learning theories¶
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q1 i? Constructivism, cognitivism, and behaviorism are learning theories, but problem solving, experiential learning, situated learning, and task-based language learning are instructional methods, specifically instructional approaches. → Honebein Peter C 2021
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Honebein Peter C 2021¶
Honebein Peter C. (2021). How should theory guide a ‘shift to digital’ in mobile game-based learning? Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09929-4
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Theoretical commentary critiquing Table 2 of the Giannakas et al. (2018) review for conflating instructional methods with learning theories. The article offers no empirical data for this claim.
"Constructivism, cognitivism, and behaviorism are obviously learning theories. Problem solving, experiential learning, situated learning, and task-based language learning are not. They are, per Reigeluth and Keller (2009), instructional methods, specifically, instructional approaches."
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Giannakas et al. (2018) mixes instructional methods with learning theories, listing problem solving, experiential learning, situated learning, and task-based language learning as learning theories |
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