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Here you can find information on all of your favorite educational theorists with the click of a button. For further explanation of the theories, click on the appropriate link in the list below or in the sidebar. If you're looking for new ways to incorporate these theories into your classroom, check out the practical applications on the "Lesson Plans and Activities" page. We hope you find our research useful and enjoyable.
The twelve theorists we researched have all played pivotal roles in the development of what has become modern pedagogy. Understanding the many views on education and theories concerning the pupil’s learning processes is an important part of becoming an outstanding educator. We hope that our resources can ease the search, by both current and prospective teachers, for greater knowledge of how to better reach their students.
David Ausubel Subsumption Theory
Albert Bandura Social Learning
Jerome Bruner Contructivist Theory
Leon Festinger Cognitive Dissonance
Robert Gagne Conditions of Learning
Howard Gardner 1 Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner 2 Multiple Intelligences
Jean Lave Situated Learning
Jean Piaget Cognitive Development
Carl Rogers Experiential Learning
Robert Sternberg Triarchic Theory
Lev Vygotsky 1 Social Development
Lev Vygotsky 2 Social Development 2
Max Wertheimer Gestalt Theory
Max Wertheimer2 Gestalt Theory
Lesson Plan Ideas and Activities
Our page, in the spirit of wikis across the web, is a place for sharing knowledge. The concentration for this page centers on education; anything that furthers the study of education or how to better implicate theory into practice is welcomed with open arms.
A little multi-cultural food for thought...
MC Escher- For more of his work go here
I wonder what Piaget would say about this...
These images illustrate the Gestault theory
Bandura's "Bobo Doll" experiment.
Cognitive Dissonance, anyone?
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