Major Theorists Applied In Education Today

Question 1

Students bring their life experiences to the learning; teachers bring their life experiences to the teaching

Answer 1

Dewey

Experiential Learning

Question 2

Learning by doing: inquiry, experimental, program/problem-based

Answer 2

Dewey

Experiential Learning

Question 3

Cooperative learning activities, differentiated instruction

Answer 3

Dewey

Experiential Learning

Question 4

Understanding how culture and norms impact learning

Answer 4

Dewey

Experiential Learning

Question 5

Rewarding students who come into the class quietly

Answer 5

Skinner

Behaviorism

Question 6

Using extrinsic rewards like treasure boxes and pizza parties

Answer 6

Skinner

Behaviorism

Question 7

Grades

Answer 7

Skinner

Behaviorism

Question 8

Data Walls

Answer 8

Behaviorism

Question 9

Stages of cognitive development:

• Sensorimotor
• Pre-operational
• Concrete Operational
• Formal Operational

Answer 9

Piaget

SCHEMA

Question 10

SCHEMA, building blocks of knowledge

Answer 10

Piaget

Question 11

Adaptation, equilibrium, assimilation, accommodation

Answer 11

Piaget

SCHEMA

Question 12

Discrete stages of development, marked by qualitative differences

Answer 12

Piaget

SCHEMA

Question 13

Understanding students may be hungry, the teacher has snacks on-hand

Answer 13

Maslow

Hierarchy of Needs

Question 14

Providing a safe, stable, and predictable environments for students

Answer 14

Maslow

Hierarchy of Needs

Question 15

Helping students understand their place in their learning

Answer 15

Maslow

Hierarchy of Needs

Question 16

Helping students understand their place in their learning

Answer 16

Maslow

Hierarchy of Needs

Question 17

Encouraging students to engage in positive self-talk

Answer 17

Maslow

Hierarchy of Needs

Question 18

Allowing students to learn through social interaction

Answer 18

Vygotsky

Question 19

Using collaborative structures on the classroom

Answer 19

Vygotsky

Question 20

Learning by doing: inquiry, experimental, program/problem-based

Answer 20

ZPD

Question 21

Understanding how culture and norms impact learning

Answer 21

Vygotsky