Learning with e's
AUGUST 25, 2014
In this post, I''m revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs. The theory Just about everyone working in education and training has heard of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs. Most versions of Maslow''s Hierarchy are represented as pyramids. Reference Maslow, A.
Absorb LMS
DECEMBER 22, 2011
In the early 1960s, philosopher Abraham Kaplan and psychologist Abraham Maslow independently described the idea that being in possession of an instrument affects our perception. The idea, now commonly called the Law of the Instrument, is illustrated in the phrase ”if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
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Creativ Technologies
MARCH 24, 2022
Well, it’s not so tough to understand because teachers use this behavioral theory regularly in classrooms. We all have 5 basic needs, as per Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Hence, in such classrooms, the teachers/instructors must try to understand what the employees are aware of before they begin their lectures.
Learning with e's
MARCH 13, 2018
Image from Pixabay Flawed though it is, Maslow's theory of motivation highlights at least one important theme: We are social beings and we need to know that we belong. The power of peer approval cannot be underestimated, and often becomes the source and impetus of positive behaviour within the classroom and beyond.
Learning with e's
AUGUST 25, 2014
In this post, I'm revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. The theory Just about everyone working in education and training has heard of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs. Most versions of Maslow's Hierarchy are represented as pyramids. Reference Maslow, A.
Learning with e's
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
A video entitled Applying theory to the classroom by Alice Sheppard and Laura Mayo , incorporating Maslow''s theory with the spreading activation memory theory of Collins and Quillian. It goes without saying that your constructive feedback to my students on their work would be very welcome.
Learning with e's
MAY 4, 2016
From Maslow to Latane to Festinger, and even taking into consideration the 'risky' social experiments of the sixties, such as Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment , or Milgram's shocking compliance studies , psychology is replete with explanations about how we operate in social contexts and engage within our communities.
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