learning theories and ICT (Behaviourism)

My career as an English language teacher and my Module of ICT I am studying now made me think of different learning theories and go further beyond them and try to associate them with ICT the new Approach I recognized  couple weeks ago  so when I google it I realized these theory has already integrated to ICT So these my next topics beside to my synthesis on two approach                                                                       

Three main categories of learning theories:

• Behaviourism
• Cognitivism
• Cognitivism  
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• Firstly Behaviourism – a learning process which focuses only on the aspects of learning that are objectively observable.
• ·         As popularized by Russian psychologist, Ivan Pavlov and American psychologist, B.F skinner, Behaviorism Theory:
• ·         There are two different types of conditioning, each yielding a different behavioural pattern:
  
  
        Classic conditioning occurs when a natural reflex responds to a stimulus        
  
  
       Behavioural or operant conditioning occurs when a response to a stimulus is reinforced.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Integration of ICT with behaviourism
  ·         Behaviourism is one of the oldest teaching methods. It is characterized by rote learning drill-and-practice acquisition and a punishment-and-reward system of learning
  ·         Behaviourism cares little about the mental processes that take place within the learner, who is considered a black box.
  ·         The teacher plays a central role, being a master with responsibility for training the learner.
  ·         Learning takes place in a highly controlled environment, through drill-and-practice technique.
  Learning using technology provides drill, practices, and tutorial using computer assisted/generated learning and the contents must be divided into several instructional steps from the easiest to the hardest.
  
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  ·         For Behaviourism learning, it relies on observable behaviour. 
  ·         Behaviourism is often used by teachers who reward or punish student behaviours.
  ·         Therefore, this type of learning can be used as a modification of behaviour.
  ·         Teacher can use varieties of educational website or software such as spreadsheets, Microsoft word, Microsoft PowerPoint etc.
  ·         This kind of learning is easier to conduct since it depends on the targeted behaviour.
  ·     Teacher can directly identify pupils who have problem in their learning by looking at their  performance in the activities given.
  ·         Behaviourism learning is suitable to be used with lower primary as well as upper primary.
  What can we do about behaviourism in ICT is that; maybe we can use ICT as a reward for a good behaviour. We can give the pupils who get good grades and finish the tasks on time the opportunity to use ICT, for example, we let the pupils to play some educational games using the computer after they finished their tasks.
  ·         Another example for using ICT in teaching and learning could be an online “gap fill” tutorial in a foreign language, as such learning English: students have to enter a word or phrase to complete the sentence (behaviour) and they receive an immediate response from the computer telling them if they were right or wrong (consequence). If they are incorrect the students will receive a hint or direction to the content where they can review the task. When they have consistently completed the exercise correctly they will be said to have learned and achieved the goal of the lesson.