Learning theories attempt to give explanation into ways that people acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills. These theories are used by the educators to improve learning processes and they have also been promoted by psychologists. Many theories have been identified to explain the learning process, however psychologists have only agreed to three theories, the behaviorism, cognitive and constructive approaches to learning (Ileris, 2010).
The behaviorism theory believes that a particular behavior that is desired in an individual is reinforced in that individual. This implies that someone reinforces the behavior that is learned, so that when it is reinforced the individual is ...