Learning Theory

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

Famous quotes containing the words learning and/or theory:

    “The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins learning. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.”
    —Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)

    “Thus the theory of description matters most.
    It is the theory of the word for those
    For whom the word is the making of the world,
    The buzzing world and lisping firmament.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)