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Theory Family

This dimension groups learning theories by their broader family, behaviorist, cognitive or constructivist. Wikipedia notes that "those who advocate constructivism believe that a learner's ability to learn relies largely on what they already know and understand." Browsing by theory family keeps theories from the same broad tradition grouped together.

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Era of Emergence
1943 1
Theory Family
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1. Wikipedia: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Wikimedia FoundationMaslow's hierarchy of needs, introduction
Quote, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, introduction
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a conceptualization of the needs (or goals) that motivate human behaviour, which was proposed in 1943 by the American psychologist Abraham Maslow.
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