CONCEPT LEARNING MODELS

Educators today advocate the utilization of concept learning in the unfolding of lessons in basic
education to serve as foundations for students higher-level thinking the key concepts learned by
students in a given learning area can be linked with other concepts drawn from related disciplines,
thereby enhancing the teaching learning processes.

EXAMPLES:

Concept information

Concept development

Concept entertainment

These instructional models are supported by theorist, philosophers and researchers:

Jean piaget (1990)- a swiss psychologist which developed the theory of cognitive develpoment.
The theory presents that as children grow and mature, they pass the steps of cognitive
development; sensorimotorpreoperational,concrete operational and formal operational.

David Ausubel (1962)- a founder of cognitive psychology,expounded that the single most
important factor influencing new learning is what the learner already knows and that any concept is
explainable at many different levels of generally, with the highest general level. Ausubel was interested
in the way knowledge is organized and how human mind organizes ideas.

Lev Vygotsky (1994)- a russian psychologist and a fouder of modern constructivist theory
development, expounded that social interaction with others spur the construction of new ideas and
enhance the learners intellectual growth. There are two levels of development according to him

1. The level of actual development which define the individuals current intellectual
functioning and the ability to learn particular things on one's own

2. The level of potential development which defines the level an individual

can functionat or achive with the assistance of other people like a teacher .

Vygotsky's theory differs from that of Piaget in a number of important ways:

1: Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting cognitive development

2: Vygotsky places considerably more emphasis on social factors contributing to cognitive development

3: Vygotsky places more (and different) emphasis on the role of language in cognitive development

4: According to Vygotsky adults are an important source of cognitive development

TYPES OF CONCEPT LEARNING MODELS

1. Taba's inductive thinking model

-grounded on the principle of cognitive learning theory, particularly constructivism. This

view of learning suggests that learners develops their own understanding of the topics they study
instead of having it delivered to them by others. To Eggen and Kauchak this model is a straight
forward but powerful approach to instruction to help students acquire a deep and thorough
understanding of the lessons students are studying.

Syntax of Taba's inductive thinking model

1. Concept Formation

2. Interpretation of data

3. Application of principles

2. Concept Development model

-supporting this model ar eLev Vygotsky a russian pstchologist and Jerom Bruner
an american psychologist . Thet asserted that concept development and deep understanding are the
essential goals of instruction .

-John Dewery expounded that education must be conceived as a continuing reconstruction

of experiencce and that the process and goal of education are one and the same.