KRISH ANN D.

VILLORIA CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNER

BSED-ENGLISH 1 MA’AM KIMBERLY MERCANO

1. JEAN PIAGET

Jean Piaget is a psychologist who developed a theory of cognitive

development focused on intellectual development of children.

2. LEV VYGOTSKY

Lev Vygotsky was a seminal Russian psychologist best known for his sociocultural
theory. He believed that social interaction plays a critical role in children’s learning—
a continuous process that is profoundly influenced by culture.

3. ERIK ERIKSON

Erik Erikson is best known for his famous theory of psychosocial development and
the concept of the identity crisis. His theories marked an important shift in thinking
on personality; instead of focusing simply on early childhood events, his
psychosocial theory looks at how social influences contribute to our personalities
throughout our entire lifespans.

4. ALBERT BANDURA

American psychologist and originator of social cognitive theory who is probably best
known for his modeling study on aggression, referred to as the “Bobo doll”
experiment, which demonstrated that children can learn behaviors through the
observation of adults.

5. STANLEY HALL

His interests focused on childhood development, adolescence, and

evolutionary theory. His significant contributions to the field are that he taught the
first courses in child development, several of his students becoming leading
researchers in the field, and he established scientific journals for the publication of
child development research.

6. JOHN WATSON

The 20th century marked the formation of qualitative distinctions between

children and adults. When John Watson wrote the book Psychological Care Of Infant
And Child, in 1928, he sought to add clarification surrounding behaviorists’ views on
child care and development. Watson was the founder of the field of behaviorism,
which emphasized the role of nurture, or the environment, in human development.

7. SIGMUND FREUD
 He developed a stage model of development in which the libido, or sexual
energy, of the child focuses on different “zones” or areas of the body as the child
grows to adulthood. Freud’s model is an “interactionist” one since he believed that
although the sequence and timing of these stages are biologically determined,
successful personality development depends on the experiences the child has
during each stage. Although the details of Freud’s developmental theory have been
widely criticized, his emphasis on the importance of early childhood experiences,
prior to five years of age, has had a lasting impact.

8. MARTIN LUTHER

The roots of early childhood education go as far back as the early 1500s,
where the concept of educating children was attributed to Martin Luther (1483-
1546). Back then, very few people knew how to read and many were illiterate.
Martin Luther believed that education should be universal and made it a point to
emphasize that education strengthened the family as well as the community. Luther
believed that children should be educated to read independently so that they could
have access to the Bible.

9. JOHN LOCKE

Then there was John Locke (1632- 1704), who penned the famous term
“blank slate”, also known as tabula rasa, which postulated that is how children start
out and the environment fills their metaphorical “slate”.

10. JOHN DEWEY

John Dewey (1859-1952) strongly believed that learning should originate

from the interests of children, which is foundational to the project’s approach. The
educator is there to promote their interests for discovery and inquiry. Dewey saw
the classroom as a place to foster social consciousness and thus the classroom
should be democratically run.

REFERENCE

Bonnay, S. (2017, May 15). History of Early Childhood Education: Then and Now.
HiMama Blog – Resources for Daycare Centers.
https://www.himama.com/blog/early-childhood-education-then-and-now/