Contributions of Educational Psychology to University Education

Luz Marina Méndez Hinojosa^*

Psychological Research Center, Department of Psychology, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2015.63017                

Abstract

The scientific article presented here is intended to provide university teachers the theoretical basis for their work in the classroom, considering three principal theoretical learning paradigms: Behaviorism, cognitivism and constructivism; and four particular theories that have been labeled like constructivist (psychogenetic theory, meaningful learning theory, theory of strategic learning and the historical-cultural theory). Thus, this theoretical review provides guidelines to act in the university classroom that can lead to the elimination of “teaching without learning”.

Keywords

Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, Psychogenetic Theory, Meaningful Learning Theory, Theory of Strategic Learning, Historical-Cultural Theory

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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