LibGuides: EDUC 230: Educational Psychology: Developmental Theorist Project

Assignment

Developmental Theorist Project Objectives:
In small groups, you will be required to:

compare & contrast the work of a prominent developmental theorist to modern research related to the theorist's research and findings
find at least 3 peer-reviewed studies from the last 10 years that provide evidence supporting your arguments
prepare an outline of your presentation
prepare a handout to distribute that summarizes your presentation and includes APA citations for your references
present your research

Developmental Theory Terms	Theorists	Add in additional terms
attachment theory (Bowlby) cattell-horn-carroll theory OR CHC theory ecological systems theory gf-gc theory psychoanalytic child development theory social learning theory sociocultural theory three-stratum theory theory of cognitive development theory of intellectual development	Bandura, Albert Bronfenbrenner, Urie Erikson, Erik Pavlov, Ivan Piaget, Jean Skinner, B.F. Vygotsky, Lev	application cognitive abilities cognitive development cognitive epidemiology cognitive psychology comparative psychology

Major Theories & Theorists

Behaviorist Theory
John Watson; Edward Thorndike, B.F. Skinner; Albert Bandura
Classical Conditioning Theory
Ivan Pavlov
Cognitive Theory
Jean Piaget
Ecological Systems Theory
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Humanist Theory
Abraham Maslow
Identity Status Theory
James Marcia
Maturation Theory
Arnold Gesell
Multiple Intelligences Theory
Howard Gardner
Psychoanalytic Theory
Sigmund Freud
Psychosocial Theory
Erik Erikson
Sociocultural Theory
Lev Vygotsky

Developmental Theorists

Developmental Topics
Mary Ainsworth; John Bowlby; Nancy Eisenberg; Carol Gilligan; Lawrence Kohlberg; Eleanor Maccoby
Brain Development
Bruce Perry; Daniel Siegel; Stephen Rushton; Ellen Galinsky; Ross Thompson