Theories
History
Connections to Education
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  1. Gardner proposed the idea that there are this many different intelligences.

  1. What is 8?

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This famous theorist served in WWII as a psychologist for the Air Corps and Office of Strategic Services.

Who us Urie Bronfenbrenner?

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Urie Bronfenbrenner spoke to congress to help create this federal program that supports low-income children and their families.

What is Head Start?

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In this theory on human development, Urie Bronfenbrenner's model describes five levels of influence on a child’s development.

What is Ecological Systems Theory?

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Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences is often used in education along with this theory of human development.  

A. What is Ecological Systems Theory?

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This famous theorist spent his entire career as Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Psychology at Cornell University.

Who is Urie Bronfenbrenner?

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This award, named for the influential theorist that inspired it, is given out by the American Psychology Association for "Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society".

What is the Bronfenbrenner Award?