We might usefully consider 5 Learning Theory orientations.

Behaviourist

Humanist

Constructivist

Cognitivist

Social Learning

This webpage and its immediate links are based partly on a conference paper,  “Learning Theories and Higher Education" delivered to the School of Electrical and Engineering Systems, Dublin Institute of Technology by Frank Ashworth, Gabriel Brennan, Kathy Egan, Ron Hamilton and Olalla Saenz.

Click here for Learning Theorists Timeline