The
Junior
Learner
Main topic
Behavioural
Key Concepts
Environment impacts development
Stimulus / response behaviours
Instruction is sequenced
Classroom Implications
Controlled environment elicits desired response
Teacher provides skill practice and repetition
Psychodynamic
Key Concepts
Experiences determine personality
Social relationships and conflicts are key factors
Promotes movement through stages
Classroom Implications
Create a supportive environment
Teacher guides problems to a resolution
Interactionist Ecological
Key Concepts
Interaction between biological and environmental influences
Relationships and child’s perception are key
Classroom Implications
Roles of home, school, community and culture are significant factors
Teachers promote connections within these elements
Constructivist
Classroom Implications
Experiences determine personality
Social relationships and conflicts are key factors
Promotes movement through stages
Key Concepts
Experiences determine personality
Social relationships and conflicts are key factors
Promotes movement through stages
Maturationist
Key Concepts
Heredity determines timelines
Child develops at own pace
Intervention at maturation
Classroom Implications
Child - centred, readiness approach
Teacher waits and watches