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Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote a novel titled, "Emile". The novel is about the education of a young boy and presents Rousseau's methodology on the education of children.
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Alexander Kapp, German Educator, was first to formulate andragogy in an attempt to explain Plato's Education Theory. Click here to view my avatar.
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Johann Friedrich Herbart, German Philosopher and founder of pedagogy, wrote "Universal Pedagogy". His writings outlined the five steps in teaching, which became the basic pedagogical practice in the nineteenth century.
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Eduard Lindeman, American Educator, partnered with Martha Anderson to write a book about andragogy. They referred to andragogy as "the true method of adult learning."
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Constructivism was a popular theory throughout the 1930's and 1940's. It's the theory of how people learn and how constructivists encourage students to participate in active learning, like experimenting.
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Benjamin Bloom, American Educational Psychologist, created Bloom's Taxonomy where he highlighted the three domains of learning: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
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Paulo Freire, Brazilian Educator, wrote "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" and stirred up a movement on Critical Pedagogy.
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Malcolm Knowles, American Educator, created his four assumptions of adult learners. It's important to note that a fifth assumption was later added. He emphasizes how adult learners are self-directed and expect to take responsibility for their decisions.
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Henry Giroux, American Scholar and Founder of Critical Pedagogy, became a leading figure in radical education theory throughout the eighties.
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David Kolb, American Educational Theorist, developed his Learning Styles Model and gave rise to his Experiential Learning Theory.
