VIEWS ON

LEARNING

ROSSEAU (1962)

Child’s learning unfolds naturally.

Learning through curiosity.

MONTESSORI (1965)

Children need early, orderly, systematic

training in mastering one skill after

another.

DEWEY (1966)

Early childhood learning is child-

centered and is built around the interest

of the child.

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Child learns best through play

because of social interaction.

PIAGET (1969)

Children at certain stages are capable

of only certain types of intellectual endeavors.

FROEBEL (1974)

Emphasis on the fullest benefits of playing to learn; requires adult

guidance and direction and a

planned environment.

PESTALOZZI (1979)

Natural potential of a child develops

through senses.

VYGOTSKY (1981)

Learning takes place when the child interacts with peers and adults in a social setting as they

act upon the environment.