Educational Theorist

Question 1

Jean Piaget

Answer 1

• Schema Theory
• Constructivist- Child Centered
• early to mid 1900s
• Stages of Childhood/Cognitive Development
  1. Sensorimotor (Birth to 2 years)
  2. Preoperational (2-7 Years)
  3. Concrete Operational (7-11)
  4. Forming Operational (11+)

Schema:
- Assimilation/Accretion
- Accommodation/Tuning
- Restructuring

Question 2

Linda Darling-Hammond

Answer 2

• late 20th century-nowish
• Both, more leaning toward traditi.
• Project-Based (Construc)
• Professor
  -Former President & CEOO of Learning Policy Institue
• If students have performance assessments, so should teachers.
  EdTPA: Education Teacher Performance Assessment (preservice teachers).
• Project-Based Assessment

Question 3

Abraham Maslow

Answer 3

• Constructivist: focused on student with total focus on what they need to be successful
• Mid 1900s
• Focused on what it takes to be successful.
• Emphasized “D”discourses.
• The Hierarchy of Needs
  1. Physiological Needs
  2. Safety
  3. Love and Belonging
  4. Esteem
  5. Self-Actualization
• Law of the Instrument.