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 /