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Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/categories/theoriesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{educationatlas-learning-theory-and-concepts, author = {Education Atlas}, title = {Learning Theory and Concepts}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/categories/theories}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsContainsAndragogy, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal educationAdditional Source WikipediaAndragogy, lead sectiontier 2Bloom's Taxonomy, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source Wikipediatier 2Additional Source UIC Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence, Teaching GuidesBloom's Taxonomy guideCognitive Load Theory, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Connectivism, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Critical Pedagogy, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source Wikipediatier 2Discovery Learning, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source The MarginalianDual-Coding Theory, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Ethic of Care, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal educationGrowth Mindset, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Instructional Scaffolding, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Additional Source WikipediaInstructional scaffolding, Definitions and historytier 2Learning by Doing, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source Simply PsychologyMontessori Method, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source Wikipediatier 2Multiple Intelligences Theory, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Additional Source WikipediaTheory of multiple intelligences, lead sectiontier 2Object Lessons, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source infed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal educationOperant Conditioning, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Additional Source WikipediaOperant conditioning, lead sectiontier 2Additional Source InstructionalDesign.orgOperant Conditioning pagePiaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Additional Source WikipediaPiaget's theory of cognitive development, lead sectiontier 2Additional Source Simply PsychologyPiaget's Theory and Stages pageSocial Constructivism, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source Wikipediatier 2Social Learning Theory, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Tabula Rasa, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source An Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingJohn LockeTransformative Learning Theory, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Understanding by Design, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Zone of Proximal Development, Learning Theory and Concepts Well-attested Source Simply PsychologyAdditional Source WikipediaZone of proximal development, Overviewtier 2SourcesWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom''s taxonomy, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom''s taxonomy, lead sectionframework for categorizing educational goalsView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Zone of Proximal Development, Zone of proximal development, OverviewQuote, Contains: Zone of Proximal Development, Zone of proximal development, OverviewThe zone of proximal development (ZPD) is a concept in educational psychology that represents the space between what a learner is capable of doing unsupported and what the learner cannot do even with support.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Andragogy, Andragogy, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Andragogy, Andragogy, lead sectionAndragogy commonly is defined as the art or science of teaching adults or helping adults learn.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Critical Pedagogy, Critical pedagogy, DefinitionQuote, Contains: Critical Pedagogy, Critical pedagogy, DefinitionCritical pedagogy is a philosophy of education and social movement that developed and applied concepts from critical theory and related traditions to the field of education and the study of culture.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Social Constructivism, Social constructivism, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Social Constructivism, Social constructivism, lead sectionknowledge is constructed through interaction with othersView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Montessori Method, Montessori education, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Montessori Method, Montessori education, lead sectionTeaching method encouraging autodidacticism.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Instructional Scaffolding, Instructional scaffolding, Definitions and historyQuote, Contains: Instructional Scaffolding, Instructional scaffolding, Definitions and historyInstructional scaffolding is the support given to a student by an instructor throughout the learning process.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's theory of cognitive development, lead sectionThe theory deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans gradually come to acquire, construct, and use it.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Multiple Intelligences Theory, Theory of multiple intelligences, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Multiple Intelligences Theory, Theory of multiple intelligences, lead sectionHuman intelligence is not a single general ability but comprises various distinct modalities, such as linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, and spatial intelligences.View the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationContains: Operant Conditioning, Operant conditioning, lead sectionQuote, Contains: Operant Conditioning, Operant conditioning, lead sectionOperant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process in which voluntary behaviors are modified by association with the addition (or removal) of reward or aversive stimuli.View the SourceSimply PsychologySimply PsychologyContains: Zone of Proximal Development, Zone of Proximal Development pageQuote, Contains: Zone of Proximal Development, Zone of Proximal Development pageThe Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is a concept developed by psychologist Lev Vygotsky.View the SourceSimply PsychologySimply PsychologyContains: Learning by Doing, John Dewey on Education pageQuote, Contains: Learning by Doing, John Dewey on Education pageDewey's theory of education holds that people learn through active, hands-on inquiry rather than passive instruction.View the SourceSimply PsychologySimply PsychologyContains: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's Theory and Stages pageQuote, Contains: Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, Piaget's Theory and Stages pageJean Piaget's theory describes cognitive development as a progression through four distinct stages.View the Sourceinfed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal educationContains: Andragogy, Malcolm Knowles pageQuote, Contains: Andragogy, Malcolm Knowles pagethe art and science of helping adults learn as against pedagogy as the art and science of teaching childrenView the Sourceinfed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal educationContains: Ethic of Care, Nel Noddings pageQuote, Contains: Ethic of Care, Nel Noddings pageNel Noddings is closely identified with the promotion of the ethics of care.View the Sourceinfed, the encyclopedia of pedagogy and informal educationContains: Object Lessons, Pestalozzi pageQuote, Contains: Object Lessons, Pestalozzi pagethe Pestalozzi MethodView the SourceThe MarginalianContains: Discovery Learning, Jerome Bruner on the Act of Discovery essayQuote, Contains: Discovery Learning, Jerome Bruner on the Act of Discovery essaythe pioneering Harvard psychologist Jerome Bruner explores in a magnificent essay titled The Act of DiscoveryView the SourceAn Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingJohn Locke, 1689Contains: Tabula Rasa, Work's standing in educational philosophyQuote, Contains: Tabula Rasa, Work's standing in educational philosophyLet us then suppose the Mind to be, as we say, white Paper, void of all Characters, without any Ideas; How comes it to be furnished?InstructionalDesign.orgContains: Operant Conditioning, Operant Conditioning pageQuote, Contains: Operant Conditioning, Operant Conditioning pageThe theory of B.F. Skinner is based upon the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behavior.View the SourceUIC Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence, Teaching GuidesContains: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom's Taxonomy guideQuote, Contains: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom's Taxonomy guideBloom's taxonomy is a hierarchical model used for classifying learning objectives by levels of complexity and specificity.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year