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WGU Foundation to Education 2026
which key education philosopher believed social interaction plays a major role in
cognitive development - ANS>> vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky - ANS>> Social development theory
Lev Vygotsky - ANS>> Social Development theory developed in the late 1800's that
suggested social interaction play a major role in cognitive development
Which historical figure believed that focusing solely on vocational education would
improve the plight of African Americans? - ANS>> Frederick Douglass
Fredrick Douglass - ANS>> Improved vocational Education
B.F. Skinner - ANS>> Behavioral Theory. Learning is a function of change in the way
one behaves. Students can be conditioned to learn anything the teacher desired.
Booker T. Washington - ANS>> Influence on education for African American students
and also founded Tuskegee institute
Jerome Bruner - ANS>> Believes children encounter a series of developmental stages
as the mature.
Maria Montessori - ANS>> Developed theory and methods for educating young
children. (Ex.) Children size furniture
Robert Havighurst - ANS>> Believes that children must master specific developmental
tasks to develop normally. He also believed there are teachable moments. Six stages of
Development and growth.
Horace Mann - ANS>> The historical figure most often spoke as the father of American
education.
Started common school movement for Public Schools.
Henry Barnard - ANS>> Co- partner with Horace Mann
Jean Piaget - ANS>> Cognitive Development. Four major stages that children lean
facts, concepts and principles.
Ella Flagg Young - ANS>> First Female President of the (NEA) National Education
Association. Ph. D under John Dewey. Superintendent of Chicago Public School
Systems.
Benjamin Bloom - ANS>> Predict Learning Outcomes by assessing three factors
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1. Cognitive entry behaviors- prerequisite
2. Effective entry characteristics- interest in learning
3. Quality of instruction- instruction is appropriate for the learner.
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
Frederich Froebel - ANS>> His contributions included the establishment of the first
kindergarten. laid the foundation for modern education- children have unique needs and
capabilities.
Eramus - ANS>> He was one of the most famous humanist education and formed the
humanistic theory of Education
John Locke - ANS>> He viewed a young child's mind as a blank slate, on which an
education could be written
John Locke - ANS>> Believed that teachers needed to create a nonthreatening
learning environment a rather revolutionary idea at that time
Socrates - ANS>> He believed that "Knowledge is virtue" and this principle has been
adopted by many educators.
Socratic Method - ANS>> questions by teachers leads students to certain conclusions.
Burton Blatt - ANS>> Championed for the rights of individuals with disabilities founder
of the center on Human Policy
First Colonial schools - ANS>> 1600's- reading and religion, salvation, New England
Dame Schools - ANS>> 1600's- older women taught children 3 R's in women's homes
and usually consisted of the basics of reading and writing. Girls learned homemaking.
Boston Latin schools - ANS>> 1635- Classical curriculum, offered to boys
Harvard - ANS>> 1636
Massachusetts 1642 - ANS>> Law that children should read the Bible.
Old Deluder Satan Act - ANS>> 1647 Massachusetts Required towns to provide
education to children by hiring schoolmaster to teach their children. of at least 50 house
holds in the town
Northern Colonies Educational System - ANS>> Some type of schooling available to
all: governmental authority
Middle Colonies Educational System - ANS>> denominational schools: private
authorities appointed by government
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WGU Foundation to Education 2026
which key education philosopher believed social interaction plays a major role in
cognitive development - ANS>> vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky - ANS>> Social development theory
Lev Vygotsky - ANS>> Social Development theory developed in the late 1800's that
suggested social interaction play a major role in cognitive development
Which historical figure believed that focusing solely on vocational education would
improve the plight of African Americans? - ANS>> Frederick Douglass
Fredrick Douglass - ANS>> Improved vocational Education
B.F. Skinner - ANS>> Behavioral Theory. Learning is a function of change in the way
one behaves. Students can be conditioned to learn anything the teacher desired.
Booker T. Washington - ANS>> Influence on education for African American students
and also founded Tuskegee institute
Jerome Bruner - ANS>> Believes children encounter a series of developmental stages
as the mature.
Maria Montessori - ANS>> Developed theory and methods for educating young
children. (Ex.) Children size furniture
Robert Havighurst - ANS>> Believes that children must master specific developmental
tasks to develop normally. He also believed there are teachable moments. Six stages of
Development and growth.
Horace Mann - ANS>> The historical figure most often spoke as the father of American
education.
Started common school movement for Public Schools.
Henry Barnard - ANS>> Co- partner with Horace Mann
Jean Piaget - ANS>> Cognitive Development. Four major stages that children lean
facts, concepts and principles.
Ella Flagg Young - ANS>> First Female President of the (NEA) National Education
Association. Ph. D under John Dewey. Superintendent of Chicago Public School
Systems.
Benjamin Bloom - ANS>> Predict Learning Outcomes by assessing three factors
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1. Cognitive entry behaviors- prerequisite
2. Effective entry characteristics- interest in learning
3. Quality of instruction- instruction is appropriate for the learner.
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.
Frederich Froebel - ANS>> His contributions included the establishment of the first
kindergarten. laid the foundation for modern education- children have unique needs and
capabilities.
Eramus - ANS>> He was one of the most famous humanist education and formed the
humanistic theory of Education
John Locke - ANS>> He viewed a young child's mind as a blank slate, on which an
education could be written
John Locke - ANS>> Believed that teachers needed to create a nonthreatening
learning environment a rather revolutionary idea at that time
Socrates - ANS>> He believed that "Knowledge is virtue" and this principle has been
adopted by many educators.
Socratic Method - ANS>> questions by teachers leads students to certain conclusions.
Burton Blatt - ANS>> Championed for the rights of individuals with disabilities founder
of the center on Human Policy
First Colonial schools - ANS>> 1600's- reading and religion, salvation, New England
Dame Schools - ANS>> 1600's- older women taught children 3 R's in women's homes
and usually consisted of the basics of reading and writing. Girls learned homemaking.
Boston Latin schools - ANS>> 1635- Classical curriculum, offered to boys
Harvard - ANS>> 1636
Massachusetts 1642 - ANS>> Law that children should read the Bible.
Old Deluder Satan Act - ANS>> 1647 Massachusetts Required towns to provide
education to children by hiring schoolmaster to teach their children. of at least 50 house
holds in the town
Northern Colonies Educational System - ANS>> Some type of schooling available to
all: governmental authority
Middle Colonies Educational System - ANS>> denominational schools: private
authorities appointed by government
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