Theories of Learningby Saima Mahmood

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Theories of LearningGRADEMARK REPORT

GENERAL COMMENTS

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SAIMA

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Within the essay, you explore several key learning theories in quite a clear andconcise way. You support your points with ref erence to your practice throughout theessay, which is well-organised.

Your discussion of behaviourism is a litt le narrow as it only f ocusses on %)the roleof praise and reward in shaping behaviour. You mention repetit ion but, as drilling issuch a key f eature of low level ESOL learning, you could have said much more aboutthe principles of learning that behaviourism advocates. You use some goodexamples when writ ing about the other theories but it would have been usef ul toexplain the theories in more detail; this is particularly true of social and situatedlearning.

You write clearly and have tried, with some success, to link the theories to yourpractice. To gain a higher mark, however, you should have explored some aspects in

more depth and included more evaluative comment; you do this on occasion butmore would have been usef ul.

In addition, you could explored the links between ESOL practice and theory in moredetail. For example, drilling is such a key component of lower level ESOL teaching andis underpinned by behaviourist learning theory while task-based learning is muchmore humanistic; you could have drawn these links more explicit ly.

Your ref erence list shows use of a variety of sources though you do seem to be alitt le over reliant on Bates; try to read a litt le more widely. Ensure you ref erence f ully.

At the end of the essay, you make some interesting points about Krashen'scontribution to Second Language Acquisit ion. It would have been usef ul to do thisearlier on in the piece; you could have thought about how general learning theorieslink to those of Language Acquisit ion.

The assignment brief asked you to annotate a scheme of work and a range oflesson plans. You have only included one annotated lesson plan. While the links youmake between theory and practice are generally sound (except f or one point whereyou argue than drilling is humanistic), this f inal section is very sketchy so haslowered your possible mark a litt le.

Overall, this is essay demonstrates an adequate knowledge/understanding of

theory and practice f or this level. It is clearly written in an appropriate style.

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Good example

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That's good. Why do you f eel the certif icate was so important to adult learners?

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Comment 2

These points are valid but you could have written much more about drilling in ESOL, which is very behaviourist (and of tenref erred to as the "audiolingual method").

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Who decides on the ground rules?

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What kind of conditioning does this exemplif y?

What kind of conditioning does this exemplif y?

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Comment 5

Good crit ique - more like this would be desirable.

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Good summary.

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How do you use humanist principles in quite controlled activit ies such as role play and worksheets?

Comment 8

Sounds more constructivist than humanist.

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Diagram

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Comment 10

Good point. How can you encourage learners to gradually reduce their dependence on the teacher?

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Comment 11

The points about motivation are well made but I am not sure how they relate to Maslow.

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Comment 12

A good argument against Maslow.

Comment 13

Try to link sections of essays by using one or two sentences. For example, you can contrast theories:

While humanism concentrates on learner choice and sees the teacher as a f acilitator, cognitivist theories...

Good example

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Not clear.

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How is this cognitivist? How does it link to learners' prior knowledge?

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Good example

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(Bates 2016)

Comment 17

Good examples but you should say more about the principles of social and situated learning.

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Comment 18

Not sure what you mean by "due to their belief s and values" - please expand.

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This links well to Bandura's ideas about what makes a good role model - how?

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Indeed. You should have said something about how you try to ensure that your classes are inclusive.

Comment 21

Indeed. You should have said something about how you try to ensure that your classes are inclusive.

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Comment 22

Indeed. You should have said something about how you try to ensure that your classes are inclusive.

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Comment 23

Very interesting! Krashen's theory is anti-behaviourist in some ways and links well to cognitivism. You could have explored theselinks between your specialism and learner theories earlier.

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Should be ref erenced under B: Brit ish Council

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You can see this as an example of social cognitivism.

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You can see this as an example of social cognitivism.

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No!! Drilling is utterly behaviourist - repetit ion, very programmed, no choice in the language used by the learner (but it 's veryusef ul in ESOL, especially at lower levels).

Comment 27

Interesting point. How do you help your learners make "inf ormed choices"?

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Good links with Bruner. However, if you haven't read his 1915 work, you should cite it as a secondary ref erence. (Bruner (1915)cited in Brooks (2016)) f or example.

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Links well with self -directed learning - Malcolm Knowles and andragogy.

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So how is it humanistic?

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Comment 31

Fair points. Seems mainly situational to me.

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