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Source: (accessed July 30, 2006) Return to Ertmer & Newby Main Page Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism: Comparing Critical Features from an Instructional Design Perspective Peggy A. Ertmer & Timothy J. Newby, Purdue University Reprinted here by kind permission of authors and publisher Published in Performance Improvement Quarterly, Volume 6, Number 4, 1993 Piece #1--Introductory Info, Learning Defined, Historical Foundations 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Learning Defined 4. Historical Foundations 1. Abstract The way we define learning and what we believe about the way learning occurs has important implications for situations in which we want to facilitate changes in what people know and/or do.

The need for a bridge between basic learning research and educational practice has long been discussed. To ensure a strong connection between these two areas, Dewey (cited in

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