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Piaget
SWISS PSYCHOLOGIST WHO
DEVELOPED A THEORY OF
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
FOCUSED ON INTELLECTUAL
DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN.
1896-1980
influenced
education.
According to Piaget's
theory
assimilation of cognitive
knowledge.
He suggested that
and tools.
impacted
instruction, student-centered
(Hargraves, 2021).
Reference
Hargraves. (2021, March 17). Piaget’s theory of education - THE EDUCATION
Vygotsky
SEMINAL RUSSIAN
PSYCHOLOGIST BEST
SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY.
1896-1934
2021).
curriculum to be
developmentally
appropriate,
He considered that
(Herbert, 2021)
Reference
Hargraves. (2021, March 17). Vygotsky’s philosophy of education - THE EDUCATION HUB. THE
EDUCATION HUB.
Herbert, L. (2021, August 20). The Lev Vygotsky Education Approach - London School of Childcare
@Home.
Jerome
Bruner
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
1915-2016
American psychologist,
Jerome Bruner
cognitive psychology.
Mcleod], n.d.)
He also investigated
Reference
Burns, K. (2017, May 27). Viva Vygotsky! — Key to Learning @Home. Key to
Learning @Home.
Child Development Theories: Jerome Bruner. (2016, April 24). First Discoverers.
Jerome Bruner | American psychologist. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica.
Burrhus
Frederic
Skinner
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST,
BEHAVIORIST, AUTHOR,
PHILOSOPHER.
1904-1990
According to Skinner,
to show an interest in
instructions.
concepts—prompting
and fading,
errorless learning.
response was
Reference
(A Hypertext History of Instructional Design, n.d.)
John
Flavell
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGIST
SPECIALIZING IN CHILDREN'S
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
1928
metacognition.
He argues that
problem-solving.
learn best
obstacles.
Metacognition can be
(Brame, n.d.)
Reference
John Hurley Flavell. (2023, January 27). American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Metacognition. (n.d.). Metacognition.
Brame, C. (n.d.). Thinking About Metacognition. Vanderbilt University.
Sigmund
Freud
AUSTRIAN NEUROLOGIST
PSYCHOANALYSIS
1856-1939
greatest contribution.
theory.
The scientific
research of Freud
greatest contributions to
Ways in Psychoanalysis)
In psychosexual
development theory,
According to Sigmund,
Reference
Mutinda, A., & (Autor:in), A. M. (n.d.). GRIN - Learning and Development Theories and
Erikson
GERMAN-AMERICAN
DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGIST AND
PSYCHOANALYST
1902-1994
contributions to
He aided in the
improvement of
found to
environment.
decisions.
Reference
Mutinda, A., & (Autor:in), A. M. (n.d.). GRIN - Learning and Development Theories and