WHAT IS A THEORY?
BEHAVIOR & REWARDS
ATTACHMENT & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HOW CHILDREN THINK
LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS & NEEDS
100
This word describes a system of ideas intended to explain something
What is a theory?
100
This theorist believed behavior is shaped by rewards and consequences.
Who is BF Skinner?
100
This theorist used monkeys to study emotional attachment.
Who is Harry Harlow?
100
This theorist believed children’s thinking develops in stages.
Who is Jean Piaget?
100
This theorist believed children learn best with help from others.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
200
Learning theories help teachers understand this about children. (3 options)
What is how children think, learn, and behave?
200
Stickers, treasure boxes, and praise are examples of this. (Skinners Theory)
What is positive reinforcement?
200
This theorist believed people go through stages of life with emotional challenges.
Who is Erik Erikson?
200
Peekaboo shows a child’s understanding of what developmental concept?
What is object permanence?
200
The help given by a teacher or peer during learning is called this.
What is scaffolding?
300
This subject uses theories to understand how children develop over time.
What is child development?
300
Taking something away after a bad behavior is an example of this.
What is a negative punishment?
300
Infants develop this when caregivers are warm, responsive, and consistent.
What is trust?
300
What does Vygotsky call the space between what a student can do by themselves and with help from others? (FULL title NOT Accronym)
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
300
This classroom style includes child-sized furniture and student choice.
What is Montessori?
400
Why is it important to understand how children grow and learn?
What is how theories help us understand children’s learning and behavior?
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget’s cognitive development stages?
A.Operational
B.Formal operational
C.Preoperational
D.Sensorimotor
E.Concrete operational
What is Operational?
400
What approach views the environment as a teacher and emphasizes group learning?
What is Reggio Emilia?
400
True or False: Reggio Emilia was a theorist who developed a child development theory focused on social learning.
FALSE: Reggio Emilia is an approach, not a theorist.
400
This theorist is represented by a pyramid and believed basic needs must be met before learning can happen.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
500
Name 2 things that make this classroom a montessori learning evironment:
Space where materials are organized by subject matter, within reach of children, and appropriate size
Materials made out of natural materials such as wood (not plastic) as much as possible
Student choice of activity
Attempts to develop children physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively (intellectually).
500
According to Skinner, what kind of conditioning is this?
A student studies to avoid getting grounded.
What is Negative Reinforcement
Negative = something is taken away
Reinforcement = the behavior is encouraged
You do something good to avoid or stop something bad
500
According to Gardener, Which type of intelligence involves understanding your own feelings and working well independently?
What is Intrapersonal Intelligence?
500
According to Skinner, what kind of conditioning is this?
A teacher gives homework when the class talks too much.
What is Positive Punishment?
Positive = something is added
Punishment = the behavior is discouraged
You get something bad for doing something bad
500
This theory says intelligence comes in many forms like music, art, and movement.
What are multiple intelligences?