Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism: Comparing ...

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43PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT QUARTERLY,26(2) PP. 43 71 2013 International Society for Performance ImprovementPublished online in Wiley Online Library ( ). DOI: , cognitivism , Constructivism: Comparing Critical Features From an Instructional Design PerspectivePeggy A. Ertmer and Timothy J. NewbyThe need for a bridge between basic learn-ing research and educational practice has long been discussed. To ensure a strong connection between these two areas, Dewey (cited in Reigeluth, 1983) called for the creation and development of a linking science ; Tyler (1978) a middleman position ; and Lynch (1945) foremploying an engineering analogy as an aid for translating theory into practice.

ent learning theories will often prescribe the same instructional methods for the same situations (only with diff erent terminology and possibly with diff erent intentions). Th is article outlines the major diff erences between the three positions in an …

  Terminology, Theories, Cognitivism