Interesting paper in which the author adapts Hettler's "six dimensional model that provided an objective representation of human experience and existence" (physical, spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and psychological) to a study of learning theories. The six elements are first compared to Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Salmon's online learning model (where I would think 'motivation' should qualify as 'psychological', not 'physical'). From this point of view, the characteristics of teacher centered, learner centered, content centered, and teaching centered theories are described. The treatment could be less of a caricature in some cases - it seems wrong to say, for example, of a lecture that "student knowledge, skill and ability are of little concern." Additional articles in the most recent issue of IJEDICT are now online.
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