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Theories give researchers a conceptual framework for understanding problems and/or research questions. In the discussion forum, state your research question (my research questions is: how children change over time throughout their academic experiences and to what degree earlier developmental patterns and experiences can predict future growth and development in the child.) and the problem your research attempts to solve.

Then, identify two to three theories that could be relevant to your study. Below are sites to help:

http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/ISR/education/theories.htm
http://www.instructionaldesign.org/theories/index.html

Identify the theorists and at least three major tenets of each theory. Summarize, in your own words, the main ideas. Make sure to cite your sources.

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Theories give researchers a conceptual framework for understanding problems and/or research questions. In the discussion forum, state your research question (my research questions is: how children change over time throughout their academic experiences and to what degree earlier developmental patterns and experiences can predict future growth and development in the child.) and the problem your research attempts to solve.

Then, identify two to three theories that could be relevant to your study.

"Carl Rogers distinguished two types of learning: cognitive (meaningless) and experiential (significant)" (Experimental Learning). This means that there are two types of learning that person experiences which is academic knowledge such as is taught in school as well as applied knowledge which is something that is learned by experiencing (such as learning to bake a cake). Both together addresses the needs and wants of the learner. "Rogers lists these qualities of experiential learning: personal involvement, self-initiated, evaluated by ...

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