Meet the Theorists

Match the following

• interpersonal or "people smart"

• Gardner

• Scaffolding, ZPD

• Montessori

• Room arranged to promote independence

• Piaget

• ages 2–6 learn to think symbolically

• Vygotsky

Match the following

• 8 stages

• Freud

• educarer

• Bandura

• Id, ego, superego

• Erikson

• Actions speak louder than words.

• Gerber

Children are working on activities that meet their individual learning goals instead of whole group instruction.

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

Children have a natural desire to learn and choose their own learning materials

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

Hands-on independent learning where students learn at their own pace.

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

Children learn by observing behavior in others.

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

Conducted the Bobo doll experiment to see how children would react when observing violent behavior.

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

We learn from observing others and modeling the observed behavior.

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

Learning is an active process, and it is constructed.

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

Children learn from their parents, teachers, and others who are their More Knowledgeable Other (MKO).

• Bandura

• Montessori

• Vygotsky

• Erikson