Is a set of explanations for how children develop and learn.
What is a theory?
100
this theory emphasizes the active role of children in developing their own understanding and learning.
What is the constructionist theory?
100
The process of providing various types of support, guidance, or direction during the course of an activity.
What is scaffolding?
100
Learning visually and organizing ideas spatially.
What is visual/spatial?
100
A learning theory based on the idea that behaviors are learned through rewards and punishments.
What is behaviorism?
200
He looks at children's development within the context of a system of relationships that form their environment.
Who is Bronfenbrenner?
200
The process of fitting new information into existing schemes.
What is assimilation?
200
The range of tasks that are too difficult to master alone but that can be learned with guidance and assistance.
What is zone of proximal development?
200
Learning through reasoning and problem solving.
What is mathematical/logical?
200
he conditioned a dog's salivary response by providing food simultaneously with the ringing of a bell. This is called classical conditioning.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
300
He believed observational learning explains how children learn. Children are not passive in the developmental process. Learning occurs through modeling, observation, vicarious experiences, and self-regualtion.
Who is Albert Bandura?
300
the stage during which children learn through their senses and motor reflexes.
What is sensorimotor?
300
Opportunities for children to socially engage with peers.
What is social interactions?
300
Learning through interactions with one's environment.
What is bodily/anesthetic?
300
Founder of behaviorism believed that environmental factors rather than genetic makeup or other internal influences determine behavior.
Who is J.B. Watson?
400
He developed his psychosocial development theory based on the premise that cognitive and social development occur hand in hand and can not be separated.
Who is Erik Erikson?
400
The child understands that something (number, length, mass and liquid) stays the same in quantity even though its appearance changes.
What is conservation?
400
Observe and listen, engage child, talk about task, adjust support, gradually withdraw, child is independent, and introduce a new task.
What are the steps for zone of proximal development?
400
learning through interactions with others.
What is Interpersonal?
400
He believed that operant conditioning is the process of learning that occurs when responses are followed by reinforcers.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
500
Developed a theory of a hierarchy of needs which ends with self-actualization.
What is Abraham Maslow?
500
The stage of cognitive development during which children's thought is logical and can organize concrete experiences.
What is concrete operations stage?
500
The theorist who introduced the zone of proximal development.
Who is Vygotsky?
500
Learning through classification, categories, and hierarchies.
What is naturalist?
500
He believed that consequences strengthen behavior. He believed people do things that bring them pleasure and avoid doing things that bring them pain.