1. Gardner Piaget Vygotsky Montesorri

2.  Stanford-Binet  Average score of intelligence quotient is 90 – 110  Below 75 shows disability  Above 180 profound intelligence

3.  Some tests give greater weight to certain abilities  Illness or stress experienced by the child  Does not tell us much about individual strengths or weaknesses  Culture bias

5.  Howard Gardner  People learn in different ways.  People are smart in different ways.

6.  Ability to learn languages  Use language  How would they learn better?

7.  Math oriented  Logical thinking  Orders  How would they learn better?

8.  Use of space  Artistic  How would they learn better?

9.  Beats  Sounds  How would they learn better?

10.  Athletic  Like to move  How would they learn better?

11.  Other people  Social  How would they learn better?

12.  Oneself  Understand their feelings, goals  How would they learn better?

13.  Outdoorsy  How would they learn better?

16.  Sensorimotor – birth to 2 years old  Preoperational – 2 – 7 years old  Concrete Operational- 7 – 11 years old  Formal Operational – 11 – adult  What are the characteristics of each?

18.  Vygotsky believed that learning is based on language and social interaction.  Parents, teachers, and peers promote learning  Learning takes place in, and is dependent, upon the social environment.

19.  Vygotsky believed that rather than learning new things because you are developmentally ready, you become developmentally ready after you learn new things.

21.  Maria Montessori believed that children would learn naturally if placed in an environment containing the appropriate learning materials.

22.  Focuses on the development of the senses, language, and motor skills.  Children learn by themselves or from each other.  A teacher never interrupts a student who is engaged in a task.  Learning stations