Learning - Case Study



Learning - Case Study

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to make a case analysis of Nathan who is a gymnast. The paper discusses the solutions of Nathan's case by the different approaches like behaviourist, constructivist and cognitivist. This paper makes analysis that how these theories can be helpful in order to increase learning. The paper also explains the advantages and disadvantages of a constructive classroom.

Case Analysis

The case is about Nathan who is a gymnast. The paper discusses the different lifecycles of Nathan. According to this case, Nathan started gymnastic at the age when he was in third grade. He was a member of the competitive team; therefore, he had to attend the classes three times a week. Nathan was really interested in working on the high bars. Nathan has gained improvement in each and every type of exercise except the Pommel horse. He was week in pommel horsing (Barlow, 2001). His father tried a lot to improve his working in pommel horsing, but he could not gain expertise in it. Thus, in each and every competition he won many medals but could not get success in pommel horsing. Now, Nathan's father wants new ways to motivate Nathan so that he can gain improvements on the pommel horse in upcoming third year competition.

Discussion

In order to find the different ways of enhancing the learning of Nathan in order to win the competition, different approaches like behaviourist, constructivist and cognitivist would be helpful.

Behaviorist

Behaviourism is a stream of psychology that has its basis on the use of strict experimental procedures to study observable behaviour (the behaviour), considering the environment as a set of "stimulus-response". This approach has its roots in the English Association, the American functionalism and Darwin's evolutionary theory, since such flows emphasized the conception of the individual as an organism adapts to the environment (Kendall, 2002). Currently, the behavioural approach is much broader and more flexible in times of Watson. The modern behavioural stimuli are still investigating, and learning observable responses. Also study increasingly complex phenomena that can not be observed directly, such as love, stress, empathy, confidence and personality (David, 2010). This new type of behaviour is often called neo-behaviourism ("neo means new) to distinguish the orthodox approach of Watson.

The behaviour therapy, however, focuses on the mental process, but in their conduct (understood as an act of setting interdependent with the environment and not just a motor response). For this reason, behaviour therapy does not fit with what you have intrapsychic interpretations of cognitive therapy, and since this model only the environment determines behaviour, so that cognitive concepts help to understand the behaviour, but could not explain this (Kendall, 2002). Cognitive, behavioural therapy (CBT) is based on a model that emphasizes the interrelatedness of behaviour, cognition, emotion and contextual factors. Basic to the cognitive-behavioural model is the notion that cognition (e.g. attitudes, expectancies, attributions, self-talk, beliefs, schemata) is central to understanding and hence producing change in effect and behaviour (Rothbaum, ...