When entering a classroom we as teachers cannot assume that all students learn in the same way.

Every student is different and every student will benefit from a different style of teaching. Although you can not have 30 different lessons planned to accommodate everyone, you can incorporate different activities to facilitate different learning theories. Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that describe how information is absorbed, processed and retained during learning. In our assignment we aim to appeal to as many ways of learning as we can, and we discuss a number of these theories in relation to our assignment below. Cognitivism defines learning as a process of acquiring and storing information. Learning occurs through structure and is influenced by existing schema and students previous experience. Transfer of knowledge occurs through students duplicating knowledge taught. This theory states that students will best apply learning through problem solving and clear objectives. Our program appeals to the cognitive theory of learning as students need to draw on their prior knowledge to perform each task. Within our assignment we have clear objectives, which will help a cognitive learner strive. In our assignment there is also a sense of problem solving, where each task requires students to address questions and find answers through research. Constructivism is a learning theory that believes learning is a process of constructing subjective reality. This theory is built from the work of Jean Piaget and Jerome Bruner. This learning theory places emphasis on the importance of the active involvement of learners in constructing knowledge for themselves, and building new ideas or concepts based upon current knowledge and past experience. The teacher acts as a facilitator who encourages students to discover principles for themselves and to construct knowledge by working to solve realistic problems. Our program is constructivist as it encourages the students to create knowledge for themselves. One of the main elements of this project is research that build on prior knowledge, whereby students need to find specific information about real world issues. Multiple intelligence is a learning theory proposed by psychologist Howard Gardner. Gardner suggests that different kinds of intelligence exist in human beings. We recognise that the students in our class will have a diverse mix of skills and learning preferences. This is why we have given students 3 different ways to research and display information. Students also work in groups, so can divide up work in a way in which all students are capable of excelling. The students independence when completing this task helps them to be creative and make decisions for themselves. By the teacher being there as a guider rather than a lecturer, it allows the students to learn in a variety of ways. We have tried to appeal to as many learning styles as possible and by doing this most students can succeed.