Developmental Influences
Concepts of Theorists
Theories
Concepts 1
Concepts 2
100
What are two important movements fostered by the expansion of early childhood education?
What is Child study and mental hygiene.
100
This is a theory of Jean Piaget?
What is cognitive Development.
100
This person argued that children could best master reading and writing if instruction were gained by, and built on, the language base a child had?
Who is Horance Mann.
100
Which approach provides a municipal system of full-day child care open to all, including special needs children?
What is Reggio Emillia.
100
What one word best captures the most fundamental change in the teachers role?
What is collaboration.
200
This is a biological factor?
What is gender.
200
This is a range of experiences that are sufficiently challenging yet manageable.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development.
200
This person developed this saying, “Don’t tell, teach!”?
Who is Maria Montessori.
200
This recognizes both each child's uniqueness and the diversity of the social and cultural contexts that affect children's socialization.
What is developmentally appropriate practice.
200
This requires teachers to remain learners throughout their careers.
What is dynamic in changing students.
300
What is a culturally different value that effects development.
What is independence.
300
Laurence Kohlberg focused on what?
What is moral development.
300
This person viewed programs for young children as important both in identifying problems early in life so that timely ameliorative measures could be provided and in promoting the healthy development of mind and body?
Who is Arnold Gesell.
300
Teahcers need to factor this into their develpmentaly appropriate lessons.
What is uniqueness.
300
Neuroscientists have resentlly discovered a secondwave of overproduction in?
Who are teenagers.
400
The way in which individuals oragnized or scaffoled knowledge, so as to learn, remember, think, and other wise use it.
What is cognitive structures.
400
Noam Chomsky came up with theories under this concept.
What is language development.
400
These people focused on personal development?
Who is Eric Erickson and Sigmund Freud.
400
This person sugests that allthough adolescent learners may appear to be full grown, their decision making, planning, and organizational skills are very much works in progress.
Who is Jean Piaget.
400
This person offered a modest proposal of replacing the American High School and ending secondary education.
Who is Leon Botstein.
500
What is a natural outside force that effects development.
What is environment.
500
The belief that all knowledge is built and constructed by invidual learners.
What is constructivism.
500
This person emphasizes the goal of effective education is not merely transmitting information, but ensuring understanding?
Who is Howard Gardner.
500
Which early childhood programs emphasize collaborative relationships with families to promote optimal development during the most formative years?
What is Project head start and early start.
500
This organization set a goal to have every child ready to learn when they went into kindergarten.
What is the National Education Goals Panel.
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