Educational Learning Theories and
Theorists Test Questions and
Answers.
Albert Bandura - Answer Observational Learning Theory--
Behavior can be learned through observation of others.
Jerome Bruner - Answer Constructivist Theory--
Individuals actively construct knowledge by comparing new ideas or concepts with their current
knowledge (schema or mental models).
John Dewey - Answer Learning by Doing--
Learning occurs through experience.
Jean Piaget - Answer Genetic Epistemology--
Developmental stages of child development:
0-2 years: "sensorimotor" - motor development
3-7 years: "preoperation" - intuitive
8-11 years: "concrete operational" - logical, but non-abstract
12-15 years: "formal operations" - abstract thinking
Lev Vygotsky - Answer Social Development Theory and ZPD--
Social interaction is critical for cognitive development. Related to this is the idea of a "Zone of
Proximal Development (ZPD)." Some skills, an individual can perform independently. Other skills
can be performed if the individual has assistance. Skills that can be performed with assistance
are said to be within an individual's ZPD. The ZPD is the theoretical basis for scaffolding.
Howard Gardner - Answer Multiple Intelligences--
Each individual possesses seven distinct and measurable forms of intelligence: linguistic, logical-
mathematical, spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, intrapersonal, and interpersonal.
Abraham Maslow - Answer Hierarchy of Needs --
Humans naturally strive to satisfy needs. The five levels of needs, from lowest to highest, are:
physiological, safety, love, esteem, self-actualization.
Lower level needs must be satisfied before the individual can move on to satisfy higher level
needs.
Theorists Test Questions and
Answers.
Albert Bandura - Answer Observational Learning Theory--
Behavior can be learned through observation of others.
Jerome Bruner - Answer Constructivist Theory--
Individuals actively construct knowledge by comparing new ideas or concepts with their current
knowledge (schema or mental models).
John Dewey - Answer Learning by Doing--
Learning occurs through experience.
Jean Piaget - Answer Genetic Epistemology--
Developmental stages of child development:
0-2 years: "sensorimotor" - motor development
3-7 years: "preoperation" - intuitive
8-11 years: "concrete operational" - logical, but non-abstract
12-15 years: "formal operations" - abstract thinking
Lev Vygotsky - Answer Social Development Theory and ZPD--
Social interaction is critical for cognitive development. Related to this is the idea of a "Zone of
Proximal Development (ZPD)." Some skills, an individual can perform independently. Other skills
can be performed if the individual has assistance. Skills that can be performed with assistance
are said to be within an individual's ZPD. The ZPD is the theoretical basis for scaffolding.
Howard Gardner - Answer Multiple Intelligences--
Each individual possesses seven distinct and measurable forms of intelligence: linguistic, logical-
mathematical, spatial, body-kinesthetic, musical, intrapersonal, and interpersonal.
Abraham Maslow - Answer Hierarchy of Needs --
Humans naturally strive to satisfy needs. The five levels of needs, from lowest to highest, are:
physiological, safety, love, esteem, self-actualization.
Lower level needs must be satisfied before the individual can move on to satisfy higher level
needs.
