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Towards a Theory of Learning

British Journal of Educational Studies, 1996
Abstract This paper considers the nature of learning and the role of institutions in general and schools in particular in structuring learning. It outlines and commends a view of learning as a process whereby we discover ourselves as persons and thereby act to create the contexts in which we live and work.
Stewart Ranson, Jane Martin, Jon Nixon, Penny McKeown   +3 more
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Technology, theory and learning

The Electronic Library, 2006
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to advocate for a broader discussion of potential needs for better communication and theory in the areas of technological adoption, management and application in libraries and information centers.Design/methodology/approachFrom personal readings, reflection, experience and the insights of others in the field, the ...
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Transformative Learning Theory

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
AbstractThis chapter updates transformative learning theory through discussing emerging alternative theoretical conceptions, current research findings, and implications for practice.
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Reflections on Theories of Learning

ZDM, 2006
Four philosophies of learning are contrasted, namely ‘simple’ constructivism, radical constructivism, enactivism and social constructivism. Their underlying explanatory metaphors and some of their strengths and weaknesses are contrasted, as well as their implications for teaching and research. However, it is made clear that none of these ‘implications’
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Approximation in Learning Theory

Constructive Approximation, 2007
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A Theory of the Learning Process

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1983
A new theory of the learning process is proposed, based on the assumption that learning resembles a search programme using the branch and bound algorithm. Examples from diverse fields are given, and means of testing the theory are suggested. It is argued that the implications of the theory are important for industrial competition strategy and for ...
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Theory for Psychophysical Learning

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1965
A model for psychophysical learning is constructed by imposing some conditioning principles on concepts derived from the theory of signal detectability. The effects of a priori probability, feedback, and practice are derived in part by Monte Carlo simulation and in part by analysis.
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Learning and Information Theory

International Journal of Neuroscience, 1972
A general statistical description of learning processes is given, using an extension of classical information theory which is able to characterize a system's subjective uncertainty (subjective entropy) about a set of data and the relevance associated with them.
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Physiological learning theory

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1976
Attention or "concentration" requires control of activity in those excess neurons that are not necessary for the present task. The control is probably not a massive inhibitory suppression but may be a recruiting process, a function of complex perceptual and associative learning that begins with early experience.
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Learning Modal Theories

2007
This paper discusses how to learn theories that are modal, concentrating on the issue of how modal hypotheses are formed. Illustrations are given to show the usefulness of the ideas for agent applications.
John W. Lloyd, Kee Siong Ng
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