PROF ED – PROPONENTS:
Chomsky, Noam – Linguistic Acquisition
1. Abelard – Spearheaded Conceptualism
2. Anselm – Father of Scholasticism
3. Aristotle – Father of Modern Sciences; Realism
4. Ascham – wrote the "Schoolmaster"
condemning brutal punishment in English
Schools during his time
5. Atkinson, Richard & Shiffrin, Richard –
Information Processing Theory
6. Ausubel, David – Advance Organizers;
Meaningful Learning Theory; Assumption
7. Bacon, Francis – Father of Inductive Method;
wrote the "The New Atlantis"
8. Bagley, William – Essentialism
9. Bandura, Albert – Social Cognitive Theory;
Observational Learning (ARMM); Modeling or
Imitation Theory; Social Learning Theory; Neo-
behaviorism
10. Bem, Sandra – Gender Schema Theory
11. Block, James – Mastery Learning
12. Bloom, Benjamin – Cognitive Domain; Mastery
Learning
13. Bowly, John – Attainment Theory
14. Brofenbrenner, Urie – Ecological Theory
15. Bruner, Jerome – Discovery Learning Theory or
Inquiry Method; Spiral Curriculum; “Concrete
Operations” (low cognitive process);
Constructivist Theory; Instrumental
Conceptualism
16. Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) (Buddhism) –
Four Noble Truths (Eightfold Paths)
17. Calvin, John – Calvinism (a system of Christian
theology and an approach to Christian life and
thought)
18. Canter, Marlene & Lee – Assertive Approach
19. Carlsson, Arvid – discovered “dopamine” (the
reward mechanisms in the brain)
20. Carroll, John – Mastery Learning (associated
originally)
21.
Development (LAD); Form of Linguistic;
Nativism
22. Christ, Jesus – Gnomic Method (proverbs),
Parables, Conversational or Dialectic Method,
Modeling
23. Cicero – wrote the "Oratore"
24. Comenius, John Amos – Father of Modern
Education; wrote the first picture book "Orbis
Sensualium Pictus" (World of Sensible Things
Pictured)
25. Comte, Auguste – Father of Sociology
26. Confucius (Kung-Tzu or Kung-Fu-Tzu)
(Confucianism) – “Analects”; Golden Rule;
Rituals
27. Cooley, Charles – Looking Glass Self Theory
28. Counts, George & Rugg, Harold –
Reconstructionism
29. Da Feltre – believed that people could be
educated and be Christians
30. Dale, Edgar – Cone of Experience (20%
remember)
31. Darwin, Charles – theories to mental
characteristics as human think, feel, and
behave (“evolutionary psychology”)
32. de Bono, Edward – Six Thinking Hats Theory
33. Descartes, Rene – Rationalism
34. Dewey, John – "Education is not a preparation
for life, it is life."; Progressivism; “Learning by
doing.”
35. Dreikurs, Rudolph – Acceptance Approach
36. Ebbinghaus, Herman – Associationism
Psychology
37. Erasmus, Desiderius – Father of Humanism or
Social Humanism; suggested that “Education
must be in accordance with the need of the
society.”; importance of studying the character
of the child
38. Erikson, Erik – Psychosocial Theory
39. Evertson & Emmer – Business-Academic
Approach
40. Fenelon, Francois – education of women
41. Flavel, John – Metacognition
42. Freire, Paolo – wrote “The Pedagogy of the
Oppressed”; described conventional education
as the “banking concept of education”
43. Freud, Sigmund – Father of Psychoanalysis
(Psychoanalytic Theory); Father of Psychology;
Psychosexual Theory
44. Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm August – Father of
Kindergarten (Garden of Children)
45. Gagne, Robert – Gagne Method (Performance
Objectives); Task Analysis; Sequence or Event
of Instruction; Teaching for Transfer
46. Galton, Francis – first used the term “gifted” for
those who have exceptional talent
47. Gardner, Howard – Theory of Multiple
Intelligence
48. Gesell, Arnold – Maturation Theory
49. Glasser, William – Success Approach
50. Goleman, Daniel – Emotional Intelligence;
Notable Names in Education
51. Guilford, J.P. – “information” (lower cognitive
process)
52. Guthrie, Edwin – (stimulus and response);
temporal congruity
53. Harlow, Anita – Psychomotor Domain
54. Havinghurst, Robert – Developmental Tasks
55. Herbart, Johann Friedrich – conceived
education as “Aimed towards the development
of morality and virtue.”; Herbatian Method in
Psychology
56. Holingworth, Leta – believed that giftedness is
not inherited but developed by providing good
environment
57. Hutchins, Robert – Perrenialism
58. James, William; Hall, G. Stanley; & Cattell,
James M. – Functionalism Psychology
59. Jensen, Arthur – “level-one thinking” (lower
cognitive process)
60. Kierkegaard, Soren – Existentialism
61. Kilpatrick, William – Project Method
62. Kohlberg, Lawrence – Moral Reasoning Theory
63. Kohler, William – Insight Learning
64. Kounin, Jacob – Group Managerial Approach;
“ripple effect”; with-it-ness principle
65. Krathwohl, David – Affective Domain
66. Letteri, Charles – Cognitive Structure (Seven
Comprehension or Thinking Skills)
67. Lewin, Kurt – Life Space Concept; Topological
and Vector Theory (Field Theory)
68. Linnaeus, Carolus – Father of Modern
Taxonomy
69. Locke, John – Father of Empiricism; Father of
Liberalism; to form character (mental, physical,
and moral); defined education as “Training of
the mind or formal discipline.”; Tabula Rasa
(blank or empty slate)
70. Loewi, Otto – discovered “acetylcholine”
(responsible in stimulation of muscles)
71. Mager, Robert – Mager Method (Specific
Objectives)
72. Mann, Horace – “common school” (public
school); “Education is the great equalizer.”
73. Marland, Sidney P. – gifted and talented
children are capable of high performance
74. Maslow, Abraham – Hierarchy of Needs;
Motivation Theory
75. Mencius – Idealistic Wing of Confucianism
76. Montessori, Maria – Italian Doctor of Medicine;
Transfer of Learning; Child-centered Education;
Prepared Environment
77. Mulcaster, Richard – said that "Education
should be in accordance with nature."; required
teachers to obtain university training (normal
schools)
78. O’Leary & O’Leary – Principles for Punishing
Students
79. Parker, Francis W. – Progressivism
80. Pavlov, Ivan – Classical Conditioning;
Pavlovian Conditionig; involuntary behavior
81. Pestallozi, Johann Heinrich – Father of
Education and Pedagogy; defined education as
“Natural, symmetrical, and harmonious
development of the faculties of the child.”
82. Piaget, Jean – Cognitive Development Theory;
Moral Development Theory; Information
Processing Theory; Dynamic Interrelation
83. Pierce, Charles Sanders – Pragmatism
(Experimentalism)
84. Plato – wrote the "Republic"; Idealism
85. Poveda, Pedro – commits Christianity to the
upliftment of the poor and marginalized people
86. Quintillian – wrote "Institution Oratoria"; famous
Grammaticus
87. Ratke, Wolfgang – initiated repetition to ensure
mastery; used vernacular
88. Redl, Fritz – Group Guidance Approach
89. Renzulli, Joseph S. – Three Clusters of Gifted
(Above Ave. Ability, Task Commitment, and
Creativity)
90. Rosseau, John Jacques – wrote "Emile" and
“Social Contract”; “Education should be in
accordance with the nature of the child.”
91. Scriven, Michael – coined the term “Formative
Evaluation” and “Summative Evaluation”
92. Skinner, Burrhus Frederic (B.F.) – Operant
Conditioning (reinforcements); recent
Behavioral Modification Approach
93. Socrates – “Know Thy Self"
94. Spencer, Herbert – “Synthetic Philosophy”;
Survival of the Fittest (Evolution Theory);
defined education as “Preparation for complete
living.”
95. St. Francis (Franciscan) – founder of the
Franciscan Order
96. St. Ignatius of Loyola (Inigo Lopez de Loyola)
(Jesuit) – founder of the Society of Jesus; “Ad
Majorem Dei Gloriam” (to the greater glory of
God)
97. St. John Baptiste de la Salle – Patron Saint of
teachers; first used student teaching
98. St. Thomas Aquinas (Dominican) – wrote
"Summa Theologica”
99. Sternberg, Robert – Triarchic Theory
Intelligence
100. Taba, Hilda – Grassroots Approach; Reflective
Thinking
101. Terman, Lewis – view gifted children includes
high I.Q. (IQ’s of 140 or more)
102. Thorndike, Edward Lee – Founder of Behavior
Psychology; Father of the Statistical Movement
in Education; Connectionism; Laws of Learning
(Law of Readiness, Law of Exercise, and Law
of Effect); “satisfaction”
103. Titchener – Structuralism Psychology
104. Tolman, Edward – Purposive Behaviorism and
Goal Oriented
105. Torrance, Edward Paul – Creative Problem
Solving
106. Turriel, Elliot – Social Domain Theory
107. Tyler, Ralph – Tyler Model (Goals and
Objectives); used the term “purposes” for goals
108. Tzu, Hzun – Realistic Wing of Confucianism
109. Tzu, Lao & Tzu, Chuang (Taoism) – nature
(spontaneity)
110. von Euler, Ulf – discovered “norepinephrine”
(bringing our nervous system into “high alert”)
111. Vygotsky, Lev – Socio-Cultural Theory;
Scaffolding; Zone of Proximal Development
(ZPD); Linguistic Theory
112. Watson, James – classic Behavioral
Modification Approach; Behavioral Theory
113. Weiner, Bernard – Attribution Theory
114. Weinstein & Mayer – Cognitive Framework
(Eight Comprehension or Thinking Strategies)
115. Wertheimer, Max; Kohler, Wolfgang; & Koffka,
Kurt – Gestalt Laws (Laws of Continuity,
 Closure, Proximity, Similarity, Pragnanz, and
Figure & Ground)
116. Wundt, Wilhelm – Father of Modern Psychology