Modern Learning Theories Provide Applications For Distance Learning Practice

Overview of learning theories and its applications in medical education

Introduction: The purpose of teaching is learning, and learning is related to learning theories. These theories describe and explain how people learn. According to various experts' opinion about learning, many theories emerged. The paper reviewed three major approaches include behaviorism, cognitive and constructive learning and its educational applications in medical science. Methods: this pa...

Modern Applications of Machine Learning

Machine learning is one of the older areas of artificial intelligence and concerns the study of computational methods for the discovery of new knowledge and for the management of existing knowledge. Machine learning methods have been applied to various application domains. However, in the few last years due to various technological advances and research efforts (e.g. completion of the Human Gen...

Distance Learning: Modern Approaches to Engineering Education

Distance Learning a Place for Application of Independence Learner Theory

Introduction: With the arrival of new communication technologies, the process of learning from the teacher to the learner’s pivot with emphasis on the centrality of the learner has an independence movement and in determining the methods of teaching and assessment practices. On this basis the independence of the learner is one of the fundamental concepts of remote education system. The aim ...

Application of Learning Theories in Clinical Education

Introduction: The purpose of education is learning. Several theories have been raised about learning, which have tried to explain how learning occurs. They help teachers to choose teaching methods, prepare learning environment and determine students' activities. Given the importance of learning theories in education, this study aimed to review application of learning theories in nursing educati...