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Foundations of Curriculum Development

The document summarizes several influential psychological theories of learning and their founders. It discusses Ivan Pavlov and his classical conditioning theory. It also discusses Edward Thorndike and his connectionism theory consisting of three laws of learning. Jean Piaget is mentioned for describing four stages of cognitive development from birth to adulthood. Lev Vygotsky contributed the sociocultural development theory that learning precedes development through social interaction. Howard Gardner proposed multiple intelligences theory. Later sections cover humanistic psychology, Gestalt theory, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy approach to learning. Theories of John Dewey and Alvin Toffler regarding school's role in society and preparing students for the future are

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Foundations of Curriculum Development

The document summarizes several influential psychological theories of learning and their founders. It discusses Ivan Pavlov and his classical conditioning theory. It also discusses Edward Thorndike and his connectionism theory consisting of three laws of learning. Jean Piaget is mentioned for describing four stages of cognitive development from birth to adulthood. Lev Vygotsky contributed the sociocultural development theory that learning precedes development through social interaction. Howard Gardner proposed multiple intelligences theory. Later sections cover humanistic psychology, Gestalt theory, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy approach to learning. Theories of John Dewey and Alvin Toffler regarding school's role in society and preparing students for the future are

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Psychological

Foundation of
Curriculum
Ivan Pavlov (1894-1936)

 He is the Father of the


Classical Conditioning
Theory, the S-R Theory.

 The key to learning is early


years of life is to train them
what you want them to
become.

 S-R Theory is a foundation


of learning practice called
introduction.
Edward Thorndike
(1874-1949)
 He Champion the
Connectionism Theory.

 He proposed the three law


of learning:
 Law of Readiness
 Law of Exercise
 Law of Effect

 Specific stimulus has


specific response.
Jean Piaget (1916-2002)
 Cognitive Development has
stages from birth to
maturity:

 Sensorimotor stage (0-2)


 Preoperational stage (2-7)
 Concrete Operational stage
(7-11)
 Formal Operations ( 11-
onwards)
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
 Cultural transmission and
development:
 Children could, as a result of
their interaction with
society, actually perform
certain cognitive actions
prior to arriving at
developmental stages
 Learning precedes
development
 Sociocultural development
thoery
Howard Gardner
 Gardner’s multiple
intelligences

 Linguistic
 logico-mathematical
 musical, spatial
 bodily/ kenisthetic
 Interpersonal
 intrapersonal,
 naturalistic
Humanistic
Psychology
Gestalt

 Gestalt Theory

 Learning and explained in


terms of “ wholeness” of
the problem.

 Human being do not


respond to isolated stimuli
but to an organization or
pattern stimuli.
Abraham Maslow
(1908- 1970)

 He advanced the Self-


Actualization Theory and
Classic Theory of human
needs.

 He put importance to
human emotion, based on
love and trust.
Carl Rogers (1909- 1970)
 Nondirective and
Therapeutic Learning

 He establish counseling
procedures and methods
for facilitating learning.

 Children's perception,
which highly individualistic,
influence their learning
and behavior in class.
Social Foundations
Curriculum
School and Society

 Society as source of change

 School as agent of change

 Knowledge as an agent of
change
John Dewey (1852- 1952)

 Considered two
fundamental elements:

 School
 Civil society
Alvin Toffler

 Wrote the book future


shock

 Believed that knowledge


should prepare students
for the future.
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