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Period: 428 BCE to 348 BCE
Socrates and Plato
Socratic Method: asking students questions and allowing them to arrive at their own conclusion.
Plato: taught through idealism -
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Johann Amon Comenius
Promoted education for everyone, including men, women, and children. He also promoted education for career purposes and believed children have a desire to learn. -
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozi
-Father of modern education
-Hands on learning
-In favor of children feeling welcome and comfortable in a learning environment -
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Charles Sanders Peirce
-Pragmatism
-Believed in being able to see the practical application behind theories and beliefs. -
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Smith and Hughes
They created the Smith and Hughes act of 1917 to bring vocational education to American classrooms. -
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Dr. David A Kolb
-Experiential Learning
-Believes in learning by doing -
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Howard Gardner
-Theory of multiple intelligences
- 8 different intelligences that people can learn by
-Students do best if taught with the intelligence they are strongest with -
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John Dewey
-Believes you learn from doing
-Believes the importance and value of vocational education stemmed from the ability of the individual.