I was wondering what the group felt about which "theory of learning" most
feel is the way the visitor/customer/public "learns" in a museum
environment.  The following is a list of various theories I came across, and
if any one has any ideas which one(s) would fit under the learning process
in a museum?  Your help is appreciated.

The Theories:

ACT* (J. Anderson); Adult Learning Theory (P. Cross); Algo-Heuristic Theory
(L. Landa); Andragogy (M. Knowles); Anchored Instruction (J. Bransford & the
CTGV); Aptitude-Treatment Interaction (L. Cronbach & R. Snow); Cognitive
Dissonance Theory (L. Festinger); Cognitive Flexibility Theory (R. Spiro);
Component Display Theory (M.D. Merrill); Conditions of Learning (R. Gagne);
Connectionism (E. Thorndike); Constructivist Theory (J. Bruner); Contiguity
Theory (E. Guthrie); Conversation Theory (G. Pask)Criterion Referenced
Instruction (R. Mager); Double Loop Learning (C. Argyris); Drive Reduction
Theory (C. Hull); Dual Coding Theory (A. Paivio); Elaboration Theory (C.
Reigeluth); Experiential Learning (C. Rogers); Functional Context Theory (T.
Sticht); Genetic Epistemology (J. Piaget); Gestalt Theory (M. Wertheimer);
GOMS (Card, Moran & Newell); GPS (A. Newell & H. Simon); Information Pickup
Theory (J.J. Gibson); Information Processing Theory (G.A. Miller); Lateral
Thinking (E. DeBono); Levels of Processing (Craik & Lockhart); Mathematical
Learning Theory (R.C. Atkinson); Mathematical Problem Solving (A.
Schoenfeld); Minimalism (J. M. Carroll); Modes of Learning (D. Rumelhart &
D. Norman); Multiple Intelligences (H. Gardner); Operant Conditioning (B.F.
Skinner); Originality (I. Maltzman); Phenomenonography (F. Marton & N.
Entwistle); Repair Theory (K. VanLehn); Script Theory (R. Schank); Sign
Theory (E. Tolman); Situated Learning (J. Lave); Soar (A. Newell et al.);
Social Development (L. Vygotsky); Social Learning Theory (A. Bandura);
Stimulus Sampling Theory (W. Estes); Structural Learning Theory (J.
Scandura); Structure of Intellect (J. Guilford); Subsumption Theory (D.
Ausubel); Symbol Systems (G. Salomon), and Triarchic Theory (R. Sternberg).

I believe it is the cognitive type.....

Thanks!   And have a great weekend everyone!!

John Martinson