Cognitivism as a Learning Theory

In the world of education, the experts seem to tend to put a label on everything. While cognitivism is a good scientific explanation to how we learn, the other learning theories are valid as well. I don't think there is a blanket explanation for human learning. I think we all function using a combination if learning theories.
With regard to behaviorism, I do believe we respond to rewards and incentives, but what separates humans from animals is that at some point, our free will kicks in. When I ovserve my puppy, he always responds to rewards. When I observe my students, thay may or may not resopnd, depending on what the person sitting next to them is doing.
While it is great to have theories and explanations, we should not be stuck to them. Humans are much too complex for that. It is the combination of all the theories that makes our potential for growth endless. With young children, it may be necessary to use more behaviorist strategies to get them to respond, but as they grow and evolve, we cannot be locked into believing in only one learning theory.

I responded to Natalie Moore
http://nataliedmoore.blogspot.com/2010/06/cognitivism-as-learning-theory.html?showComment=1278095037629_AIe9_BGyh423D2STvmQ1Wf9PzzdBENCFtGR1sy3r8ooSDv_wvIMNp-TR7FEKAqUfm0yUb4YrfBWgkma9QpvV4mQ-iNJW_jqOGO42vxkaplgg51YRJcg0OEUy-cnYoR2npLM8RohXM51fn3-zT8DR95oVx_B0HCkkmIlbFCdVjNAAh9aujtxTBIIDtzGRqsdseGfjQLsQW8pcbVrWWcaU8QyhBIAZ4k0_hvpBwq3agmfuSCIJEtAzysK9zfHaZpK4PYfzSxZaofhXDoo4ibFA4VRuke7tYIJ9zNqEluedV7HYcMIKluyqMuEUzO93xY56PHXXSA8pmJ9qM7j4rCwWkStqYFtsl9qnV8okmnyxGEkmzxbhO0D15ayrZrA_g8erx4tbQ_TsSyyynmOOz2rprvLyyX9eXTOmdEKDfS1lN7Ly_ANOWB63DayKc_uEGiC1hdKPiOloyL5OsFpIWXLtmkcF41q7Y1ZltIk1O1l_E9T1DF7NypMBEXDdsZtJZJyPFM_oQUDi3yd5CeHtI0lMojvK9hQcFTP4Hyxkx6K7UJCoiNCiuCU7P93iDBGsinoWubrdIpGmIB2Z3EiTnPqPOqT-M5LduornD4fbUhp60sXIXzHqatvJEKgj9QhO-Z1dxzm6BBBOsStGNv3FVXg9lcaYH0LJMKPWNtO2i_JsxWnETXvWSmamndPVwyVwUbEQ69zzX2M_MxTf5-xwiBLdsVBSph9oXQXc-FOLtpqFjS-L1cl_FQjtvQBHJCFUjS6Ec9dWH3W9wpd87oALWGlv9DD_H0i-cVUCEw#c1926880839631408091

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Duane Coloeman
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