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The Maturational Theory of child development was introduced in 1925 [ 1] by Dr. Arnold Gesell, an American educator, pediatrician and clinical psychologist whose studies focused on "the course, the pattern and the rate of maturational growth in normal and exceptional children" (Gesell 1928). [ 2] Gesell carried out many observational studies ...
Student development theory refers to a body of scholarship that seeks to understand and explain the developmental processes of how students learn, grow, and develop in post-secondary education. [ 1][ 2] Student development theory has been defined as a “collection of theories related to college students that explain how they grow and develop ...
IMRAD. In scientific writing, IMRAD or IMRaD ( / ˈɪmræd /) ( Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) [ 1] is a common organizational structure (a document format). IMRaD is the most prominent norm for the structure of a scientific journal article of the original research type. [ 2]
Educational research. Educational research refers to the systematic collection and analysis of evidence and data related to the field of education. Research may involve a variety of methods [ 1][ 2][ 3] and various aspects of education including student learning, interaction, teaching methods, teacher training, and classroom dynamics. [ 4]
Learning theory (education) A classroom in Norway. Learning theory describes how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning. Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in how understanding, or a worldview, is acquired or changed and knowledge and skills retained. [ 1][ 2]
Cultural-historical activity theory ( CHAT) [ 1] is a theoretical framework [ 2] which helps to understand and analyse the relationship between the human mind (what people think and feel) and activity (what people do). [ 3][ 4][ 5] It traces its origins to the founders [ 6] of the cultural-historical school of Russian psychology L. S. Vygotsky ...
Educational Philosophy and Theory is a peer-reviewed philosophy journal covering educational theory and the philosophy of education. It was established in 1969 by Les Brown ( University of New South Wales ), with its first issue being published in May of that year. It went on to become the official journal of the Philosophy of Education Society ...
Education sciences, [ 1] also known as education studies, education theory, and traditionally called pedagogy, [ 2] seek to describe, understand, and prescribe education including education policy. Subfields include comparative education, educational research, instructional theory, curriculum theory and psychology, philosophy, sociology ...