Pedagogy Theories Quiz – Test Your Teaching Knowledge

November 10, 2025 by admintestdly

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Pedagogy Theories Quiz – Test Your Teaching Knowledge

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Here’s a detailed table of 50 important educational (pedagogical) theories, showing:

No.	Theory / Concept	Pedagogist / Thinker	Year (Approx.)	Country
1	Cognitive Development Theory	Jean Piaget	1936	Switzerland
2	Social Constructivism	Lev Vygotsky	1934	Russia
3	Operant Conditioning	B.F. Skinner	1938	USA
4	Classical Conditioning	Ivan Pavlov	1903	Russia
5	Trial and Error Learning	Edward Thorndike	1911	USA
6	Law of Effect	Edward Thorndike	1911	USA
7	Gestalt Theory of Learning	Wolfgang Köhler	1925	Germany
8	Discovery Learning	Jerome Bruner	1961	USA
9	Meaningful Learning Theory	David Ausubel	1963	USA
10	Humanistic Theory	Abraham Maslow	1943	USA
11	Hierarchy of Needs	Abraham Maslow	1943	USA
12	Reflective Thinking	John Dewey	1910	USA
13	Learning by Doing	John Dewey	1916	USA
14	Play Way Method	Friedrich Froebel	1837	Germany
15	Montessori Method	Maria Montessori	1907	Italy
16	Child-Centered Education	Jean Jacques Rousseau	1762	France
17	Tabula Rasa (Blank Slate)	John Locke	1690	England
18	Social Learning Theory	Albert Bandura	1977	Canada/USA
19	Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)	Lev Vygotsky	1934	Russia
20	Constructivism	Jean Piaget	1936	Switzerland
21	Insight Learning	Wolfgang Köhler	1925	Germany
22	Connectionism	Edward Thorndike	1911	USA
23	Reinforcement Theory	B.F. Skinner	1938	USA
24	Observational Learning	Albert Bandura	1977	Canada/USA
25	Experiential Learning	David Kolb	1984	USA
26	Maturation Theory	Arnold Gesell	1925	USA
27	Socratic Method	Socrates	400 BC	Greece
28	Problem-Solving Approach	John Dewey	1910	USA
29	Andragogy (Adult Learning)	Malcolm Knowles	1968	USA
30	Behaviorism	John B. Watson	1913	USA
31	Cognitive Load Theory	John Sweller	1988	Australia
32	Multiple Intelligences	Howard Gardner	1983	USA
33	Emotional Intelligence	Daniel Goleman	1995	USA
34	Spiral Curriculum	Jerome Bruner	1960	USA
35	Advance Organizer Theory	David Ausubel	1960	USA
36	Anchored Instruction	John Bransford	1990	USA
37	Transformative Learning	Jack Mezirow	1978	USA
38	Situated Learning	Jean Lave & Etienne Wenger	1991	USA
39	Ecological Systems Theory	Urie Bronfenbrenner	1979	USA
40	Moral Development Theory	Lawrence Kohlberg	1958	USA
41	Zone of Growth	Lev Vygotsky	1934	Russia
42	Developmental Task Theory	Robert Havighurst	1948	USA
43	Sociocultural Theory	Lev Vygotsky	1934	Russia
44	Learning Curve Theory	Hermann Ebbinghaus	1885	Germany
45	Operant Behaviorism	B.F. Skinner	1938	USA
46	Mastery Learning	Benjamin Bloom	1968	USA
47	Taxonomy of Educational Objectives	Benjamin Bloom	1956	USA
48	Discovery Approach	Jerome Bruner	1961	USA
49	Learning Through Play	Friedrich Froebel	1837	Germany
50	Progressive Education	John Dewey	1916	USA