Music education

a Russian psychologist and teacher who developed a theory about how our social interactions influence our cognitive development. the four mental functions of elementary students Attention, Sensation, Perception, and Memory.

Lev Vygot

proposed that humans progress through four developmental stages: the sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operational stage, and formal operational stage he was a constructivist which means he believed that kids learn by manipulating, modifying, and otherwise working with concepts. They construct their own learning rather than just being told something.

Jean Piaget

behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is less likely to be repeated. proposed the theory of operant conditioning

B.F. Skinner

theory of cognitive development emphasizes the use of actions, icons, and symbols to represent information, and suggests that the communication of ideas should be tailored to the age of the learner Each year they can revsit and build on their previous learning.

Jerome Bruner

he outlined six main categories: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. helps instructors identify, classify, and outline what students are expected to learn in the course. The lowest level is remembering facts. The highest level is using your knowledge to create something new.

Benjamin Bloom

believed that the conventional concept of intelligence was too narrow and restrictive and that measures of IQ often miss out on other "intelligences" that an individual may possess.allowing students to work through concepts verbally, through art, through writing, with partners, and through movement.

Howard Gardner

The knowledge of the courses subject of the matter

Conceptual Knowledge

ideas, Terminologies, formulas, facts, vocabulary, Theories

Examples of conceptual knowledge

What does Procedural knowledge apply

Application of the conceptual knowledge

Using concepts, thinking with terminology, problem solving, experimenting, applying ideas

examples of procedural knowledge

Knowledge gained through passive memorization

how is conceptual knowledge gained

Knowledge gained through from active participation and practice

How is procedural knowledge gained