MaturationTheory
Jasmine Guzman EEC4005
Start
1/6
What is the philosophy embedded in The Theory of Maturation?
Education has nothing to do with development
Education should follow development
We should never deviate from lesson plans
Education is on a strict regimen
Right!
Education should follow development
Maturation Theory Focuses on the emphasis of genetic dispositions and how that should be the basis of education. Educators should work with not only developmental milestones but also each child's family's heritage and developmental history.
2/6
Theorists ____ and ___ worked closely together to develop the Maturation Theory.
Pavlov and Socrates
Freud and Montessori
Rogers and Piaget
Gesell and Hall
Right!
Gesell and Hall
G Stanley Hall began his research is developmentally appropriate practice which was then continued by Arnold Gesell in the Maturationist school of Child Development.
3/6
What is a constant criticism of the Maturation Theory
Too Vague
Not for children
Lack of feminist Lens.
Works too closely with genetics
Right!
Works too closely with genetics.
When people are speaking about what is wrong with the Maturation Theory they bring up how it works a bit too close with Genetics. While it is understandable to use genetics and development, other factors such as environment, culture, class, and gender also have large impacts on how children grow and learn.
4/6
True or False: This theory incorporates components of all parts of the child including physical, social, emotional, and cognitive
Wrong answer
False
True
Right!
True
This theory is based on "development is a biological progression that gradually emerges instinctively in inevitable, successive stages," (Hunt, 1961). With this, each step of a child's process whether it be emotional, cognitively, or physically can be tracked through milestones and based on the family history, can be tracked and given a timeline
5/6
What is Hall's Contribution to this research to make it viable.
Having Children fill out exams
Reading Books
Collecting data from teachers
Sitting in the Classroom
Right!
Collecting data from teachers
G. Stanley Hall's biggest contribution was gathering mass amounts of data from teachers and using that to understand what developmental milestones are. These were then used to make sure that all teachers used developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom.
6/6
True or False: Readiness does not come from the original Theory of Maturation.
Wrong answer
True
False
Wrong answer
Right!
False
Readiness comes from the theory of Maturation, this is due to the research set in place and used to understand the milestones that are in place for children from birth to the late teenagers.
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You did it!
You now understand the theory of Maturation and its criticisms!
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MaturationTheory
Jasmine Guzman EEC4005
Start
1/6
What is the philosophy embedded in The Theory of Maturation?
Education has nothing to do with development
Education should follow development
We should never deviate from lesson plans
Education is on a strict regimen
Right!
Education should follow development
Maturation Theory Focuses on the emphasis of genetic dispositions and how that should be the basis of education. Educators should work with not only developmental milestones but also each child's family's heritage and developmental history.
2/6
Theorists ____ and ___ worked closely together to develop the Maturation Theory.
Pavlov and Socrates
Freud and Montessori
Rogers and Piaget
Gesell and Hall
Right!
Gesell and Hall
G Stanley Hall began his research is developmentally appropriate practice which was then continued by Arnold Gesell in the Maturationist school of Child Development.
3/6
What is a constant criticism of the Maturation Theory
Too Vague
Not for children
Lack of feminist Lens.
Works too closely with genetics
Right!
Works too closely with genetics.
When people are speaking about what is wrong with the Maturation Theory they bring up how it works a bit too close with Genetics. While it is understandable to use genetics and development, other factors such as environment, culture, class, and gender also have large impacts on how children grow and learn.
4/6
True or False: This theory incorporates components of all parts of the child including physical, social, emotional, and cognitive
Wrong answer
False
True
Right!
True
This theory is based on "development is a biological progression that gradually emerges instinctively in inevitable, successive stages," (Hunt, 1961). With this, each step of a child's process whether it be emotional, cognitively, or physically can be tracked through milestones and based on the family history, can be tracked and given a timeline
5/6
What is Hall's Contribution to this research to make it viable.
Having Children fill out exams
Reading Books
Collecting data from teachers
Sitting in the Classroom
Right!
Collecting data from teachers
G. Stanley Hall's biggest contribution was gathering mass amounts of data from teachers and using that to understand what developmental milestones are. These were then used to make sure that all teachers used developmentally appropriate practices in the classroom.
6/6
True or False: Readiness does not come from the original Theory of Maturation.
Wrong answer
True
False
Wrong answer
Right!
False
Readiness comes from the theory of Maturation, this is due to the research set in place and used to understand the milestones that are in place for children from birth to the late teenagers.
Congrats!
You did it!
You now understand the theory of Maturation and its criticisms!
Start over?
OOPS!
Sorry, not quite.
Press rewind and lets try again!