People Flashcards
Behavioral Theory
B. F. Skinner
Believes children must master specific developmental tasks to develop normally
Robert Havighurst
Influence on African American students
Booker T. Washington
Believes children encounter a series of developmental stages as they mature
Jerome Bruner
Improved vocational education
Fredrick Douglass
Predict Learning Outcomes
Benjamin Bloom
First female president of the National Education Association
Ella Flagg Young
Social Developmental Theroy
Vygotsky
Cognitive Development
Jean Piaget
Developed theory and methods for educating young children
Maria Montessori
Famous for creating a method of teaching, in which a teacher asks a series of questions that leads the student to a certain conclusion.
Socrates
He viewed a young child’s mind as a blank slate (tabula rasa) on which an education could be imprinted.
John Locke
Established the first kindergarten. Laid foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities. Believed that women are best suited to teach young children.
Friedrich Froebel
Established the common elementary schools. Known as the “father of education”. He believed in universal education for all children in common elementary schools to support the principles of the Constitution: the beginning of public education. He wanted all people to be informed and aware of the latest news in education.
Horace Mann
Progressivisim - an assumption that all learning is active, that learning is intellectual, social, and emotional, and that curriculum should begin with the child’s interests and experiences.
John Dewey