Praxis II: PLT - Theorists Questions With
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Lev Vygotsky emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive
development, Developed the idea of the "Zone of Proximal Development," mainly focused on
cognitive development of children, learning language comes through social processes.
Jerome Bruner Theories:"Discovery and Inquiry Learning": learning is an active process
in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based on knowledge or past experiences,
theory emphasizes a student's ability to solve real-life problems and make new meaning through
reflection, teaching methods that enable students to discover information by themselves or in
groups(easily grasped by a student) Learning in context. If information is presented in an
appropriate way, the student can learn it. Teaching procedure: go over past learning over time but
always increase the level on Bloom's Taxonomy.
John Dewey Progressive educator who believed in Child Centered Learning or learning
by doing (interaction/ environment), passionate about democracy, cooperative learning. Students
should interact with the curriculum & have opportunity to take part in their own learning.
Abraham Maslow Humanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the
concept of "self-actualization"
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Lev Vygotsky emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive
development, Developed the idea of the "Zone of Proximal Development," mainly focused on
cognitive development of children, learning language comes through social processes.
Jerome Bruner Theories:"Discovery and Inquiry Learning": learning is an active process
in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based on knowledge or past experiences,
theory emphasizes a student's ability to solve real-life problems and make new meaning through
reflection, teaching methods that enable students to discover information by themselves or in
groups(easily grasped by a student) Learning in context. If information is presented in an
appropriate way, the student can learn it. Teaching procedure: go over past learning over time but
always increase the level on Bloom's Taxonomy.
John Dewey Progressive educator who believed in Child Centered Learning or learning
by doing (interaction/ environment), passionate about democracy, cooperative learning. Students
should interact with the curriculum & have opportunity to take part in their own learning.
Abraham Maslow Humanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the
concept of "self-actualization"
