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education theorists
praxis educational theories
Term | Definition |
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Albert Bandura | Observational Learning Theory-- Behavior can be learned through observation of others. |
Jerome Bruner | Constructivist Theory-- Individuals actively construct knowledge by comparing new ideas or concepts with their current knowledge (schema or mental models). |
John Dewey | Learning by Doing-- Learning occurs through experience. |
Jean Piaget | Genetic Epistemology-- Developmental stages of child development: 0-2 years: "sensorimotor" - motor development 3-7 years: "preoperation" - intuitive 8-11 years: "concrete operational" - logical, but non-abstract |
Lev Vygotsky | Social interaction is critical for cognitive development. Related to this is the idea of a "Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)." Skills that can be performed with assistance.The ZPD is the theoretical basis for scaffolding. |
Howard Gardner | Multiple Intelligences-- Each individual possesses seven distinct and measurable forms of intelligence: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, intrapersonal, and interpersonal. |
Abraham Maslow | Hierarchy of Needs -- The five levels of needs, from lowest to highest, are: physiological, safety, love, esteem, self-actualization. Lower level needs must be satisfied before the individual can move on to satisfy higher level needs. |
B.F. Skinner | Operant condition (Behavior). Learning is the result of changes in behavior. as stimulus-response cycles are reinforced, individuals are "conditioned" to respond. Distinguished from connectionism because individuals can initiate responses. |
Erik Erikson | Socioemotional Development: "eight stages of man" describes a series of crisis individuals pass through at different ages.The stages begin with "trust versus mistrust" in infancy and continue through a series of paired outcomes for each age through adult |