Edward L. Thorndike (1874–1949)
Autore di Thorndike-Barnhart Intermediate Dictionary
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Educational psychologist and author of the intelligence test bearing his name, Edward L. Thorndike also is known for his work in educational statistics. He studied under William James (see also Vol. 4) at Harvard University and carried out experiments on animal intelligence with some chickens that mostra altro he kept in the basement of James's house---his landlady having refused to let him keep them in his room. Thorndike's first papers were on "The Psychology of Fishes" and "The Mental Life of Monkeys" When he received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1898, the statistical treatment of test results in psychology was experimental. He became an instructor in genetic psychology at Teachers College in 1899. He believed that "everything that exists exists in quantity" and could be measured as a key to scientific progress in education. He devised scales for measuring excellence in reading, English composition, handwriting, and drawing, as well as intelligence tests for various grade levels. The former dean of Teachers College James E. Russell said of him: "His service to pedagogical procedure has revolutionized educational administration." Thorndike's "Law of Effect," which had its origin in his early tests on animals, was strengthened by his later experiments on human learning. He concluded that the important factors in learning are repetition and reward. His techniques of animal experimentation and his methods of psychological measurement were important advances in U.S. psychology before World War I, and he often is thought of as the founder of modern educational psychology. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Serie
Opere di Edward L. Thorndike
The Thorndike Arithmetics 1 copia
A teacher's word book of the twenty thousand words found most frequently and widely in general reading for children and (1975) 1 copia
Teaching of English Suffixes (Columbia University-Teachers College, Contributions to Education, No 847) (1972) 1 copia
Mental work and fatigue and individual differences and their causes (Educational psychology) (1914) 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Thorndike, Edward L.
- Nome legale
- Thorndike, Edward Lee
- Data di nascita
- 1874-08-31
- Data di morte
- 1949-08-09
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Montrose, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA (birthplace)
- Istruzione
- Wesleyan University (BS ∙ 1895)
Harvard University (MA ∙ 1897)
Columbia University (Ph.D. ∙ 1898)
Roxbury Latin School - Attività lavorative
- psychologist
professor - Relazioni
- Thorndike, Lynn (brother)
Thorndike, Ashley Horace (brother) - Organizzazioni
- Columbia University (Teachers College ∙ professor)
American Psychological Association (president ∙ 1912)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (president ∙ 1934) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellow, American Statistical Association (1917)
National Academy of Sciences (1917)
American Philosophical Society (1932)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1934) - Breve biografia
- In addition to his works of psychology, Thorndike was also a co-author of the Thorndike-Barnhart dictionary series
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- Opere
- 64
- Utenti
- 845
- Popolarità
- #30,259
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 96
- Lingue
- 1