Intended Learning Outcomes What students learn |
Way of Learning Origins and theory |
Common Methods What the teacher provides |
Building skills Physical and procedural skills where accuracy, precision, and efficiency are important |
Behavioral learning Behavioral psychology, operant conditioning |
Tasks and procedures Practice exercises |
Acquiring knowledge Basic information, concepts, and terminology in a discipline or field of study |
Cognitive learning Cognitive psychology: attention, information processing, memory |
Presentations Explanations |
Developing critical, creative, and dialogical thinking Improved thinking and reasoning processes |
Learning through inquiry Logic, critical and creative thinking theory, classical philosophy |
Question-driven inquiries Discussions |
Cultivating problem solving and decision-making abilities Mental strategies for finding solutions and making choices |
Learning with mental models Gestalt psychology, problem solving, and decision theory |
Problems Case studies Labs Projects |
Exploring attitudes, feelings, and perspectives Awareness of attitudes, biases, and other perspectives, ability to collaborate |
Learning through groups and teams Human communication theory, group counseling theory |
Group activities Team projects |
Practicing professional judgment Sound judgment and appropriate professional action in complex, context-dependent situations |
Learning through virtual realities Psychodrama, sociodrama, gaming theory |
Role playing Simulations Dramatic scenarios Games |
Reflecting on experience Self-discovery and personal growth from real-world experience |
Experiential learning Experiential learning, cognitive neuroscience, constructivism |
Internships Service-learning Study abroad |