Learning theory may refer to:
- Learning theory (education), the process of how humans learn
- Behaviorism
- Cognitivism
- Humanism
- Constructivism
- Connectivism
- Computational learning theory, a mathematical theory to analyze machine learning algorithms.
- Algorithmic learning theory, a branch of computational learning theory. Sometimes also referred to as algorithmic inductive inference.
- Instructional theory
- Multimedia learning theory
- Social cognitive theory
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