Pedagogical Approaches and Models

The table below lists over sixty of the many, many pedagogical approaches. The rightmost column contains links (usually Wikipedia) to descriptions. Links in the left-most columns lead you to glossary entries. If you hover over the link, you will see a (very) brief description of the pedagogical model.

Pedagogical approaches

Pedagogical approachGroupWikipedia page
Active learningActive Learning
Adaptive e-learning
Adaptive learningAdaptive learning - Wikipedia
AndrogogyAdult learninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andragogy
Augmented learningAugmented learning - Wikipedia
Authentic Learninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authentic_learning
AutodidacticismAdult learningAutodidacticism - Wikipedia
Blended learningBlended learning - Wikipedia
BSCS 5E Instructional ModelMicrosoft Word - 5Ereport - Full Report V2 FINAL Jun 12 06_wcopyright.doc (bscs.org)
Case-based learningActive LearningCase Based Learning | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (uconn.edu)
Challenge-based learning (CBL)Challenge-based learning - Wikipedia
Cognitive presence
Collaborative learningCollaborative learning - Wikipedia
Collaborative Problem-SolvingCollaborative problem solvers are made not born – here's what you need to know (theconversation.com)
Community of practiceCommunity of practice - Wikipedia
Competency-based learningActive LearningCompetency-based learning - Wikipedia
Context-based learningContext-based learning - Wikipedia
Cooperative learningCooperative learning - Wikipedia
Critical pedagogyCritical pedagogy - Wikipedia
Direct InstructionDirect instruction - Wikipedia
Directed learning
Discovery learningDiscovery learning - Wikipedia
Embodied CognitionEmbodied cognition - Wikipedia
Embodied learningEmbodied learning: Why at school the mind needs the body. (apa.org)
e-PortfoliosElectronic portfolio - Wikipedia
Experiential LearningExperiential learning - Wikipedia
Experiential learning - KolbKolb's experiential learning - Wikipedia
Flipped learningFlipped classroom - Wikipedia
Gagne's Nine events of instructionConditions of Learning - Wikipedia
Game-based learningActive Learninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_game#Game-based_learning
Graphic OrganisersGraphic organizer - Wikipedia
Guided Experiential Learning (GEL)
Guided Journaling
HeutagogyAdult learninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism#Terminology
Hidden curriculumHidden curriculum - Wikipedia
Historical Inquirylearningbyinquiry.com/a-complete-guide-to-using-historical-inquiry-in-the-classroom/
Inductive Thinking Model
Inquiry Learning
Inquiry-based learninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquiry-based_learning
Interplay strategy
Jurisprudential Inquiry
Learning by doingLearning-by-doing - Wikipedia
Maker-based learningActive LearningEducators’ Perceptions of a Maker-Based Learning Experience (gsu.edu)
Mastery learningMastery learning - Wikipedia
MicrolearningMicrolearning - Wikipedia
Mobile-based learning (M-learning)Active LearningM-learning - Wikipedia
Off-line mobile learningOffline mobile learning - Wikipedia
Pedagogy of the oppressedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed
Peer learningPeer learning - Wikipedia
Place-based educationPlace-based education - Wikipedia
Problem-based learningActive LearningProblem-based learning - Wikipedia
Project-based learningActive LearningProject-based learning - Wikipedia
Scenario-based learningActive LearningWhat is Scenario-Based Learning? Here's the Definition, and 5 Benefits | eduMe
Self-determined learningAdult learningPD_SDLMI-Self-Determination_Final.pdf (transitionta.org)
Self-directed learningAdult learningSelf-Directed Learning: A Four-Step Process | Centre for Teaching Excellence (uwaterloo.ca)
Self-regulated learningAdult learningSelf-regulated learning - Wikipedia
Simulation-based learningSimulation EL Faculty Toolkit Final Final April 8.pdf (queensu.ca)
Situated LearningSituated learning - Wikipedia
Social learningSocial learning theory - Wikipedia
Socratic QuestioningSocratic questioning - Wikipedia
Task-centred learningActive LearningEJ826059.pdf (ed.gov)
Team-based learningActive LearningTeam-based learning - Wikipedia
Transformative learningAdult learningTransformative learning - Wikipedia
U-learning (Ubiquitous learning)Ubiquitous learning: features, advantages, and disadvantages (smowl.net)
Work-based learningWork-based learning - Wikipedia
eLearning (theory)E-learning (theory) - Wikipedia