Psychological theories and frameworks of learning development are useful for learning support because they supply a base point or model through which the professional can interpret behavior, results and achievement of children.
There are psychologists and their theories of learning development that still influenced the current practices nowaday, for example,
Freud ; Sigmund Freud was the famous instigator …show more content…
He suggested learning through experience is built up as the child grows older.
Watson ; John Watson is the behaviourist psychologist who suggested that everyone is born with the same abilities. So they can be taught anything no matter how clever or impaired that person. His theory ignored social and emotional factors of learning and development, he believed that learning could take part as a type of training.
Maslow ; Abraham Maslow was a humanist who believed that individual person have certain needs that must fulfilled in order for progression to take place. His hierarchy of needs pyramid is a well know of his theory, it shows the most needed at the bottom of the pyramid because they they are greater in effect and are the most urgent, starting from the bottom based is psychological needs, safety, belonging/love, esteem, and the top of Maslow's pyramid is self-actualisation.
Bandura ; Albert Bandura †̃s theory is quite similar to Skinner and Watsonâ€TMs theories. His theory of social learning encompasses the idea of conditioning. He believed that learning happens through observation of other people, copying, imitating and