Education Approaches

Social Cognitive Approach

Social cognitive approach considers the unique way in which individuals acquire and maintain behavior, while also considering the social environment in which individuals perform the behavior. In this approach student is a empty box. And teacher is the filler of this box. The theory takes into account a person's past experiences, which factor into whether behavioral action will occur. These past experiences influences reinforcements, expectations, and expectancies, all of which shape whether a person will engage in a specific behavior and the reasons why a person engages in that behavior.

Constructivist Approach

Constructivism as a paradigm or worldview posits that learning is an active, constructive process. The learner is an information constructor. People actively construct or create their own subjective representations of objective reality. New information is linked to to prior knowledge, thus mental representations are subjective.

Cognitive Approach

The Cognitive Learning Theory explains why the brain is the most incredible network of information processing and interpretation in the body as we learn things. This theory can be divided into two specific theories: the Social Cognitive Theory and the Cognitive Behavioral Theory.

Behaviorism Approach

Behaviorism is an approach to psychology based on the proposition that behavior can be researched scientifically without recourse to inner mental states. It is a form of materialism, denying any independent significance for mind. Its significance for psychological treatment has been profound, making it one of the pillars of pharmacological therapy.

Turkish Education System

In Turkish educational system, the behaviorist approach is the most ruling one. Education is viewed as discipline. Teacher is the only source in this approach. Student is whatever the teacher is teaching to student. Reward or punishment is the motivation behind learning. This approach is only concerned with observable stimulus-response behaviors, and states all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment. This approach is being used in our country but it's not a successful approach. Constructivist approach would be more succesfull in our country because Constructivism is where learners engage with the process. Learning is seen as creating meaning from experience. Learners learn to collaborate, communicate, engage and be active. It can be used for raising problem solving and critical thinking students.