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Dewey
John Dewey believed that learning should come about as individuals grow through social experiences. The teacher serves as a guide but proved many hands on opportunities that connect the students to the real-world. This theory has impacted education because the curriculum should be taught from students' interests. Modern tech that could be used would be a Wiki, Skype, email, and power point. These are all activities that can connect the students to other students in various parts of the world. -
Montessori
The Montessori Method is an approach to education which emphasizes individuality and independence in learning. Children are seen as inherently curious and learning driven. Thus, education is viewed as a process which should occur in harmony with the child's individual developmental pace -
Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky beleived that learning was shaped by individual differences and cultural influences. Adults and children viewed the world differently and the difference was known as the Zone of Proximal Development. This influenced education because the teachers were the person who were to help the child build on what they already knew. The teachers served as a guide. -
Freud
Sigmund Freud. Freud developed the psychoanalytic theory of personality development, which argued that personality is formed through conflicts among three fundamental structures of the human mind: the id, ego, and superego -
Piaget
Jean Piaget theory states that children go through stages of development through interactions with their environment. The cognitive stages they go through include sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal. This has influenced education because it has helped assemble standards based on the studetns ages. They each respond to something differently and develop their views from that experience. -
Skinner
B.F. Skinner's entire theory was based upon operant conditioning. There was an operant, a specific organism, that was conditioned to perform a specific task. Skinner developed a schedule of reinforcement. He was able to "shape" his organisms to perform the tasks frequently without knowing when they would be rewarded. The theory has impacted education in areas such as behavior plans in classrooms and learning through things repetive actions. -
Erikson
Erikson’s (1959) theory of psychosocial development has eight distinct stages, taking in five stages up to the age of 18 years and three further stages beyond, well into adulthood. Erikson suggests that there is still plenty of room for continued growth and development throughout one’s life. Erikson puts a great deal of emphasis on the adolescent period, feeling it was a crucial stage for developing a person’s identity. -
Bruner
Jerome Bruner's theory states that children understand and remember concepts that they develop through their interaction with the environment. This has influenced education by allowing it to be a hands on learning environment. Modern technology would include the internet, Smart Boards, ELMOs, etc. The studetns can perform experiments on internet sites, can write out problems on Smart Boards, and demonstrate their knowledge on ELMOs. They are receiving the hands on experience only a click away. -
Kohlberg
The Theory of Moral Development is a very interesting subject that stemmed from Jean Piaget's theory of moral reasoning. Developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, this theory made us understand that morality starts from the early childhood years and can be affected by several factors. -
Gardner
Howard Gardner's theory states that learning is shaped by innate intelligences. The 8 intelligences include linguistic, musical, math/logical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist. This allows for many different styles of teaching and ways that information is presented in a classroom -
Case
Case studied how children think, with the aim of improving the early learning opportunities of economically disadvantaged students and learners with special needs. His research on the thinking patterns of young children and the way in which these patterns change with age and experience produced several internationally recognized theories on intellectual development.
