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WGU C272 Final Test Study Guide 1.Who was the historical figure most often spoken as the father of
American Education? /: Horace Mann
2.Define Dame Schools: Schools run by women in their homes for the
purpose of teaching reading and writing.
3.Who believed that society needed to be involved in decisions made
about public schooling?: Horace Mann
4.Philosophy raises . It does not them.:
Questions, Solves 5.Define Essentialism as a philosophy:: Students should learn from the basic facts regarding social and physical world.
6.Define Progressivism as a philosophy:: Students should learn how to think (process) not what to think (Content) 1 / 3
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7.Behaviorists like B.F. Skinner Hypothesized that learning is:: A function of change in the way one behaves due to reactions to stimuli the environment.
8.Who believed that a child's mind was like a blank slate on which
education could be imprinted?: John Locke
9.Who believed that teachers needed to create a non threatening
learning enviornment?: John Locke
10.B.F. Skinner: Developed behavioral theory
11.Lev Vygotsky: Social Development Theory: Social interaction among children plays a major role in cognitive development
12.Robert Havinghurst: Identified specific developmental tasks that he
believed children mus master if they are to develop normally.
13.Jean Piaget: Theory of Cognitive Development and believed that
children learn facts, concepts and principles in four major stages: 2 / 3
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1: Sensorimotor
2: Preoperational
3: Concrete Operations
4: Formal Operations
14.Jerome Bruner: Postulated a series of developmental steps or
stages that he believes children encounter as they mature.
15.Benjamin Bloom: Author ox Taconomy of educational objectives. He
believes that one can predict learning outcomes by assessing 3 factors.
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