In 1921 The analysis of mind the English philosopher Bertrand Russell was published, a volume that conceived few years after John B. Watson defined new orientation known as behaviorism . book, undertook discussion some central concepts proposed by Watson, putting them in relation to other topics interest within his own philosophical and psychological approach, such problem consciousness theory ...

This study attempted to investigate the level of EFL learners’ epistemological beliefs and learning strategy use as well as the contribution of epistemological beliefs to their learning strategy use in Bahir Dar University. Comprehensively selected 136 EFL students at the Faculty of Humanities of Bahir Dar University responded to modified versions of Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire and Mo...

This study attempted to investigate the level of EFL learners’ epistemological beliefs and learning strategy use as well as the contribution of epistemological beliefs to their learning strategy use in Bahir Dar University. Comprehensively selected 136 EFL students at the Faculty of Humanities of Bahir Dar University responded to modified versions of Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire and Mo...

Reflections on Behaviorism, Cognitive Information Processing, and Constructivism in Distance Learning Introduction This paper introduces the three predominant theories of learning and instruction – behaviorism, cognitive information processing, and constructivism. Each is discussed briefly to provide a foundation for the remainder of the paper which evaluates each theory from the perspective of...

Three questions were addressed in this study. Is there evidence of epistemological beliefs congruency between students and their instructor? Do students’ epistemological beliefs, students’ epistemological congruence, or both predict mathematical anxiety? Do students’ epistemological beliefs, students’ epistemological congruence, or both predict mathematical performance? Over 200 vocational tech...

the clinical environment remains a key area for learning, and practitioners continue to make a huge contribution to the education of students. varieties of theories of learning are available for trainers to use in medical education, it is very important to identify the principles of learning and understand how individual differences affect the learning process. it is interesting to think about ...

It is widely held, by social scientists as well as by lay people, that the members of human groups have an "innate" propensity to distinguish between insiders and outsiders, to delineate social boundaries and to develop stereotypes about "the other" in order to sustain and justify these boundaries. If this is indeed the case, ethnicity can be conceived of as being nearly as universal a characte...