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Albert Bandura Developed the social/ observational theory of learning
He believed that children learn by observing the people around them
Learning doesn't change behavior
Individuals & environment mutually influence each other
Jerome Bruner Learning: means inventing or creating ideas/ actions
The goal is to create autonomous learners
Believed that people learn from past experiences
John Dewey Believed that students learn through experience and by doing
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He believed in democratic classrooms and teaching relevant curriculum
Teachers should teach students how "to live"
Child centered view
Erik Erikson Psychosocial
developed the 8 stages of human development
1. Infancy (0-1) trust vs. mistrust
2. Toddlers (2-3) autonomy vs. shame/ doubt
3. Preschool (3-5) initiative vs. guilt
4. School aged (6-11) competence vs. inferiority
5. Adolescence (12-18) identity vs. role confusion
6. Young adult (19-40) intimacy vs. isolation
7. Middle adult (41-65) generatively vs. stagnation
8. Late adult (66-death) integrity vs. despair
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Carol Gilligan Developed a different version of the moral development theory but for
women
1. Pre-conventional
2. Conventional
3. Post- conventional
*the transitions between the stages are fueled by changes in the sense of self rather than in
changes in cognitive capability
Lawrence Kohlberg Developed the moral development theory
1. Pre-conventional (usually in children)
- obedience and punishment orientation
- self-interest orientation
2. Conventional (usually in adolescences- adults)