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Martin Luther
He translated the Bible from Latin to vernacular language. That allowed people to learn in their own language. He also advocate schools to teach children how to read. Influences on Modern Theorists are Universal education, public support of education, teaching of reading to all children, adult literacy. He is known for getting the schools to teach children how to read. -
John Comenius
He wrote Orbis Pictus, the first picture book for children. He thought early experiences formed what a child would be like. He believed education should occur through the senses. The Influences were Early learning helps determine school and life success, sensory experiences support and promote learning, believed teaching/learning should progress from easy to difficult. Research today is still finding that learning should begin in early life. -
John Locke
His theory was the mind as a blank tablet, or tabula rasa. He believes that the Environment and experience form the mind. He believed that the experiences children have in their environment come from the stimulation children receive from parents and caregivers. This theory is very important in modern education. -
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
He is best known for his book Emile. He advocated “natural” education for children. He encouraged the growth of children without undue interference or restrictions. He also believed in unfolding. That means who and what children will be will unfold as a result of development according to their innate timetables -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
He is known as the “father of the kindergarten.” His belief of children and learning is based in part of the idea of unfolding. His believes that the teacher’s role is to observe children’s natural unfolding. His belief is that teacher’s should provide activities that enable them to learn what they are ready to learn when they are ready to learn it. -
Erik Erikson
His theory was the Psychosocial Development. He believes that cognitive and social development work together, and cannot be separated. He also believes that children’s social skills and personalities grow with society. Parents and teachers play a big part in helping children’s personality and cognitive development. -
Abraham Maslow
- His theory was called Self-Actualization. His theory is based on the satisfaction on human needs. There are six categories to his theory. Self-Actualization, Aesthetic needs, Achievement and prestige, Belonging and Love, Safety and Security, and Life Essentials. He believes that people don’t achieve self-actualization until those needs have been met.
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Urie Bronfenbrenner
His theory was the Ecological theory. He believes that children’s environment is formed by systems of relationships. There are 5 interrelating environmental systems to this theory. They are the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem. They are all influenced by one another.