Conceptual Framework Revised
Conceptual Framework Revised
Conceptual Framework Revised
Nurturance students
in terms of:
>Skills
>Knowledge
>Attitude
Demographic
profile of the
respondents:
- Gender
FIGURE 1
The paradigm illustrated in figure 1 the demographic profile of the respondents on how it
compares to the performance of the regular and nurturance students in terms of their skills,
knowledge, and attitude.
understand the inherently complex process of learning. Learning theories have two chief values
according to Hill (2002): (1) Providing us with vocabulary and a conceptual framework for
interpreting the examples of learning that we observe. (2) Suggesting where to look for solutions
to practical problems. The theories do not give us solutions, but they do direct our attention by
focusing on what happens when the learning takes place to those variables that are crucial in
finding solutions.
There are three main categories or philosophical frameworks under which learning theories
fall: behaviorism, cognitive, and constructivism. Behaviorism focuses only on the objectively
observable aspects of learning. There are three basic assumptions are held to be true. First,
learning is manifested by a change in behavior. Second, the environment shapes behavior. And
third, the principles of contiguity (how close in time two events must be for a bond to be formed)
and reinforcement (any means of increasing the likelihood that an event will be repeated) are
central to explaining the learning process. For behaviorism, learning is the acquisition of new
behavior through conditioning. Cognitive theories look beyond behavior to explain brain-based
learning. Two key assumptions underlie this cognitive approach: (1) that the memory system is
an active organized processor of information and (2) that prior knowledge plays an important
role in learning. Cognitivists consider how human memory works to promote learning. For
example, the physiological processes of sorting and encoding information and events into short
term memory and long term memory are important to educators working under the cognitive
theory. And constructivism views learning as a process in which the learner actively constructs
or builds new ideas or concepts. In other words, "learning involves constructing one's own
knowledge from one's own experiences." Constructivism itself has many variations, such
as active learning, discovery learning, and knowledge building. Regardless of the variety,
constructivism promotes a student's free exploration within a given framework or structure. The
teacher acts as a facilitator who encourages students to discover principles for themselves and to
regular and nurturance students including the age, gender, and their grades. The paradigm shows
skills, knowledge, and attitude. The study determined the Comparative Study of Regular and