Author Archives: Kathleen Andrea Agub Samonte

Thoughts on Deep Processing I support and value deep thinking now that I know its outcomes and effects on cognition and behavior. I think I might even prefer it to my past classmates in my old school by teaching it to them hahah. Thoughts on Learning Theories I understand why I behave the way IContinue reading “Keep Learning!”

(Module 8) GIF from giphy.com Now that I think about it, my epistemological beliefs depend on what the teacher asks from me. If a class is more about quizzes with various terminologies and lengthy definitions, I tend to favor to a behavioral learning theory epistemology- the nature of knowledge is more objective and constant. ThisContinue reading “Alternating Epistemologies”

GIF from giphy.com Note Before Reading: The pictures used in this blog were made by me through Microsoft Publisher. I hope they help depict and get my point across 🙂 Enjoy! How constructivist am I? Not much so far, but I absolutely want to be (Made in Microsoft Publisher) I want to be a moderateContinue reading “Me and Constructivism”

(Module 6A – Constructivist Theories) GIF from giphy.com (Illustration of schema being constructed through accommodation) I honestly think that deep down, all we students knew that constructivist approach to learning was the proper and best way to learn. However, it’s not our fault that we continue to practice rote learning. I would say that allContinue reading “Save the Best Learning Theory For Last”

GIF from giphy.com It was quite nice to see that the mechanisms and processes of memory in a model. However, it was not assuring to know that this model and even the components of the model is just a theory. I did some ADHA-kind of thinking and I realized that we might be leading theContinue reading “Memory Models: are you sure that’s how it works?”

ACTIVITY ON MODULE 4 Santrock. Online Learning Center.http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/edpsych/santrocked02/ch07a_sa.html My Models and Mentors List the most important role models and mentors in your life. Then describe what their positive modeling and mentoring have meant to your development. Role Models and Mentors Their Contributions Helen Keller She taught me that learning can be a happy and beautifulContinue reading “Models and Mentors in My Life (Activity)”

GIF from giphy.com Reading about this topic, it really made me believe that this may be the reason to why we learn and explain academic processes. I realized that maybe the teachers knew about this learning theory so they used or integrated it into class activities to get us students to be reinforced to learn.Continue reading “Conditioning: yields immediate benefits, but destructive in the long run”

It’s Just Intelligence If it weren’t enough that learning had different definitions, now intelligence has no definite definition! It’s mind-boggling, isn’t it? Although, after reading the materials, I now think that it just stresses people out when it’s not supposed to. After all, it’s just intelligence. Contents of My Thoughts this Past Week: The StressContinue reading “It’s Just Intelligence”

Lets break that statement down: CONCENTRATION Concentrating on the different perspectives of the definition of learning was not a piece of cake. I had to understand and absorb the different elements and characteristics of learning to see similarities, observe what fundamentally defines learning, and generate the definition. Although, I’m not here to complain. From thisContinue reading “Learning about Learning”