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School reformer who advocated public education, the training of teachers, and the creation of free public libraries.
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Wilhelm Wundt establishes the first laboratory in the world dedicated to experimental psychology.
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Principles of Psychology influences new generation of graduates.
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First wide scale assessment of student achievement
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Kilpatrick is considered to be the intellectual successor of John Dewey and was a major figure in the Progressive Education Movement of the early 20th century. He saw the teacher as a 'guide' and the student as an 'explorer'.
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Animal behaviorist who developed the idea of connectionism and laid the scientific foundation for modern educational psychology.
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Worked in the area of curriculum and advocated the use of objectives and matching assessment techniques. Was a member of what would become the Social Efficiency Movement, a group of educators that believed that schools should prepare pupils for becoming efficient members of society.
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Established the pyscholocial school of behaviorism.
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Psychologist best known for his work in behaviorism.
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Wide scale assessment program in several large school systems to be used for educational decisions, including standardized curriculum.
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Conducted early psychological studies on children and a result of his finding was the development of his Stages of Intellectual Development.
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Founder of the holistic theory of human culture and developed the ideas of internalization and appropriations. His contribution also extended to our understanding of language and thought and specifically the impact of speech on concept development.
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Best known for the Cone of Experience
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Leading figure in the area of assessment and evaluation. Founding member of what would become the National Assessment of Education Progress committee.
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Developed the Critical Incident Technique and pioneered aviation psychology for the US Air Force.
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Developed the Hierarchy of Needs.
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Considered the father of modern computing and artificial intelligence.
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Pioneered the field of instruction while training pilots for the Army during World War II.