Educational Theories and Concepts

Zone of Proximal Development – Vygotsky, learning potential

Scaffolding – Vygotsky, teacher support

Private Speech – Vygotsky, self-talk for thinking

Spiral Curriculum – Bruner, revisiting concepts

Discovery Learning – Bruner, inquiry-based

Enactive Representation – Bruner, action-based learning

Iconic Representation – Bruner, images/symbols

Symbolic Representation – Bruner, abstract words

Operant Shaping – Skinner, gradual reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement – Skinner, fixed/variable ratio