Historical Theorists

He believes that when adults have problems it's because their needs were not met as a child.

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Rousseau

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson

This theorist created the modern day kindergarten and created toys to show that children learn through play

• Jean Piaget

• Maria Montessori

• Fredrich Frobel

• B.F. Skinner

He believed in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, 6 levels.

• Benjamin Bloom

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson

• Lev Vygotsky

He studied behavior modification using positive and negative reinforcement.

• John Locke

• Jean Rousseau

• B.F. Skinner

• Howard Gardner

Children are born as a blank slate.

• Jean Rousseau

• John Locke

• Fredrich Frobel

• Jean Piaget

First usable IQ test

• Lev Vygotsky

• B.F. Skinner

• Alfred Binet

• Jean Piaget

He designed the observation dome and believed children would develop according to how nature made them.

• Maria Montessori

• Arnold Gesell

• B.F. Skinner

• Jean Piaget

Children are born naturally good and people or society corrupts them.

• Jean Rousseau

• Jean Piaget

• Fredrich Frobel

• Sigmund Freud

Believed that development happened in 8 stages and personality develops according to how you respond to a crisis.

• Alfred Binet

• Erik Erikson

• Maria Montessori

• Lev Vygotsky

Stressed that "children learn by using their senses and that they learn best by pursing their interests independently."

• Maria Montesssori

• Jean Rousseau

• Sigmond Freud

• Erik Erikson