Influential Educators
Curriculum & Instruction
Cognitive Learning Theories
Learning Theories
Misc
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Who is John Dewey
Which influential educator is credited with the philosophy of progressivisim?
100
This learning theory places the learner at the center and believes we construct our own understanding of the world through our experiences and and personal schemes
What is constructivism?
100
This philosophy was developed by Mortimer Adler and stressed that knowledge and wisdom is accumulated over time and is represented by the great works of art and literature.
What is perennialism?
100
The social rules and values that schools and teachers transmit to students.
What is hidden curriculum?
200
This Brazilian educator promoted social reconstructivisim
Who is Paulo Freire?
200
This is the belief system and orientation that a teacher applies to instructional practices
What is pedagogy?
200
This philosophy stresses active learning through problem solving, projects and hands on learning.
What is progressivisim?
200
The things a teacher does/teaches in a classroom that are not part of the formal curriculum.
What is informal curriculum?
300
This educator developed the philosophy of cognitive learning theories
Who is Jean Piaget?
300
The social rules and values that schools and teachers transmit to students
What is hidden curriculum?
300
Explanations that describe how learning involves interactions between the learner and the social environment.
What is social cognitive learning theories?
300
A vibrant school setting with a curriculum that follows the interests and needs of students, encourages active learning and problem solving.
What is progressivism?
300
This perspective belief describes curriculum as a way to connect students to the culture and worlds of others as well as to their own world
What is meant by curriculum needing to be both a window and a mirror?
400
This famous educator/researcher is best known for his theory titled Behaviorism
Who is BF Skinner?
400
These skills and strategies arise from one's pedagogy
What is instruction and instructional strategies?
400
A sort of organizer for the brain that help you make sense of the world.
What is a mental scheme?
400
This philosophy emphasizes social justice and using curriculum that promotes social reform
What is social reconstructivism?
400
Teachers integrating and transforming subject matter into content that students can understand
What is pedagogical content knowledge?
500
This well known educator developed a matrix of six major classes of learning behavior
Who is Benjamin Bloom (Bloom's Taxonomy)
500
The official plan for curriculum
What is formal curriculum?
500
A teacher centered approach to teaching that believes children are passive recipients that respond best to positive and negative stimulus.
What is behaviorism?
500
The belief that core knowledge results in educated citizens and is best taught through traditional academic disciplines.
What is existentialism?
500
Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are all part of this matrix of learning
What is Bloom's Taxonomy?