THE LINEAR LEARNING AND TEACHING THEORY VERSION Dean

THE LINEAR LEARNING AND TEACHING THEORY VERSION Dean and Professor Michael Hunter Schwartz

CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING THEORY COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORIES ADULT LEARNING THEORY TEACHING THEORY POTPOURRI

CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING THEORY

THE PURPOSE OF A LEARNING THEORY.

BASED ON THE ROOT OF THE WORD CONSTRUCTIVISM, THE GIST OF THEORY, I. E. , STUDENTS LEARN WHEN _____________.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS LEARNING THEORY AND THE SAYING “A GREAT TEACHER IS NOT A SAGE ON THE STAGE BUT, RATHER, A GUIDE ON THE SIDE. ”

GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF AN ACTIVITY THAT REFLECTS THE CONSTRUCTIVIST INSIGHT THAT STUDENTS LEARN BEST WHEN THEY NEGOTIATE MEANING WITH THEIR PEERS.

WHY THIS THEORY SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT CLINICAL EXPERIENCES AND COMPLEX SIMULATIONS ARE THE BEST WAY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN SKILLS, AND VALUES.

COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORIES

TERM USED FOR THE IDEA THAT STUDENTS CAN ONLY ATTEND TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE MANY STIMULI COMPETING FOR THEIR ATTENTION.

THE TWO TYPES OF MEMORY.

THE TWO PROCESSES HUMANS USE TO MOVE INFORMATION AND SKILLS INTO AND OUT OF LONG-TERM MEMORY

AT LEAST ONE IMPLICATION FOR LAW TEACHING OF THEORY (DEPICTED BELOW). The Senses See, hear, feel, etc. Response Generator The Environment Long-Term Memory Encoding Retrieval Selective Attention Working Memory Forgotten

THE COGNITIVE THEORY THAT EXPLAINS THE ORGANIZATION OF CARD CATALOGS AND THE FOLDERS SYSTEMS USED BY COMPUTERS.

ADULT LEARNING THEORY

THE TERM THAT IS THE ADULT-STUDENT EQUIVALENT OF THE TERM “PEDAGOGY. ”

AT LEAST ONE ASPECT OF CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY WITH WHICH ADULT LEARNING THEORY AGREES.

AN EXPLANATION OF WHY ADULT LEARNING THEORY SUGGESTS LAW TEACHERS SHOULD ARTICULATE AND PROVIDE LEARNING GOALS.

ACCORDING TO ADULT LEARNING THEORY (AND COGNITIVE THEORY), THE ROLE OF STUDENTS’ PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IN THE LEARNING PROCESS.

AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A LAW PROFESSOR MIGHT IMPLEMENT THE ADULT LEARNING THEORY IDEA THAT GIVING STUDENTS A ROLE IN CONSTRUCTING THE SYLLABUS IMPROVES LEARNING.

TEACHING THEORY

THE TWO ASPECTS OF THE “HIGH EXPECTATIONS” TEACHING PRINCIPLE.

AT LEAST TWO OF THE MANY WAYS LAW TEACHERS CAN MANIFEST THE “RESPECT” TEACHING PRINCIPLE IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY TEACHING.

WHY, ACCORDING TO TEACHING THEORY, ENTHUSIASM IS AN IMPORTANT TEACHING PRINCIPLE.

AN ARGUMENT FOR WHY SOCRATICSTYLE QUESTIONING (ALONE) DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THE ACTIVE LEARNING PRINCIPLE CENTRAL TO TEACHING THEORY.

NAME THE FOUR REMANING CORE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING THEORY.

POTPOURRI Application of Principles Presented Today

THE QUESTION STUDENTS ASK WHEN WE CALL ON THEM TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT SHOWS A FAILURE OF STUDENTS’ SELECTIVE ATTENTION.

ONE OF THE LEARNING THEORY EXPLANATIONS OF WHY I GAVE YOU AN OUTLINE TODAY.

THE THEORY THAT EXPLAINS WHY PROFESSOR VLADECK LINGERS TO ASK STUDENTS ABOUT THEMSELVES AND PROFESSOR LEVIT ASKS STUDENTS TO EMAIL HER SOMETHING PERSONAL ABOUT THEMSELVES.

THE EXPLANATION, BASED ON ANY OF THEORIES WE HAVE DISCUSSED, FOR WHY PROFESSORS BRYANT AND LEVINE DID NOT JUST GIVE A LECTURE TODAY.

AT LEAST ONE THING YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THIS SESSION.