Psychological Aspects Psychological Aspects of E-learningof E-learning
Sándor Suplicz
cognitive
humanistic
positive
behavioural
Psychological aspects
many others
The behavioural approach
We have hoped for the result of learning, as a change
of behavior, as a result of the methods of learning
theories, and the repeated effects from the immediate
surroundings and syllabus.
In an artificial environment, with extorted answers
(Thorndike, Pavlov, Watson, Tolman, Skinner)
In the 1970s, at Bánki College we used teaching
machines developed on this theoretical basis.
These experiments did not bring considerable results
Since the 1980s: computer systems
Last decade: intelligent electronic sylabus
Behavioural approach is a simple but good method of acquiring and checking knowledge materials.
Summary
The theory which considers the internal mental processes,
the laws of consideration and processing of information.
The cognitive approach
It is a possible method of development of the engineering
/teaching thinking.
It is an especially appropriate approach for the already
graduate individuals (see: distance learning in our
practice).
(Koffka, Köhler, Lewin, Piaget, Bruner, G. Kelly)
It sets out from the total acceptance of the person; this is why it is especially suitable in the first phase of the
teacher-training education
Humanistic approachHumanistic approach (Maslow, Rogers, Angyal)
It is only when we get rid of our fears that we are able to choose an independent way
We have few contact hours at disposal to provide
emotional support (Pygmalion effect)
The positive psychological approachThe positive psychological approach
It is oriented towards future and values.
The network syllabus provides littlehuman/emotive basis.
(V. Frankl, M. Csíkszentmihályi )
According to professor Zsók, apart from teaching, a tutor is a representative of both existential truths and values.
We performed a research in order to relate the very smattering Hungarian experience
A distance learnig group reached a remarkably good
result.
We were looking for the reasons.
•In learning methods and •emotional disposition.
We did not find remarkable differences in learning style !
The metaphors developed after summarizing the results give a
splendid picture of the emotional attitude of the students.
Learning My goals Problem solving
Distance learning
gardening pilgrimage hurdle race
Correspon-dence course
reach the land
Don Quijote orienteering
Regular daily course
saving sailing orienteering in the dark
To sum up, it can be stated that there was a significant difference between the three groups’ emotionally defined fighting strategies.
Distant students (4.2)
•the best school achievements
•associate learning with positive attributes and ideas.
•Their prospects of future are attractive,
•their goals are well defined.
Correspondence students (3.3)
•are ready to fight (to learn)
•but their idea of future is risky and dangerous.
•Their goals are of short-term, changeable and
hard to define.
Regular, daily students(3,2)
their idea of future is a bank deposit
sailing in good wind
jumping in the darkness
Virtual Electronic Learning for Vocational Initial Teacher Training
Cognitive & EMOTIONAL activities of VLE
ThinkingCommunication Knowledge acquiring
LearningFLOW
• individual• in group• in pair
OBSERVE & FOLLOW TUTOR/TEACHER
EMOTIONS + VALUES
Virtual Electronic Learning for Vocational Initial Teacher Traning
Summary
Basic considerations in virtual learning:
MOTIVATION INTRINSIC
~ 80% STRUCTURE
SEQUENCE
REINFORCEMENT
DISCOVERY
INDEPENDENCE
+MODELL OBSERVE/FOLLOW
: 20%
What shall we do? With all due respect and not neglecting the elaborate
and intelligent syllabus of the behaviorists and
cognitive psychologists, we can state that the
possibility
of stepping further and the additional energy hides inemotive identification,
flow, especially in teacher training areas.
higher goals, and values,
We all know that the holistic approach (emotional and cognitive together) has made a breakthrough in healing, psychology, and other areas of life, but it is still not present in general thinking.
... nature and art together
can prove to be stronger…
/Goethe /