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| Name: |
Edward Lee Thorndike | | Birth Date: |
August 31, 1874 | | Death Date: |
August 9, 1949 | | Place of Birth: |
Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States | | Place of Death: |
Montrose, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
psychologist, educator |
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 Biography of Edward Lee Thorndike
455 words, approx. 2 pages
 The American psychologist and educator Edward Lee Thorndike (1874-1949) was the originator of modern educational psychology and influenced 20th-century American education immeasurably. Edward Lee Thorndike was born on Aug. 31, 1874, in Williamsburg,...
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 Thorndike, Edward (1874-1949) Summary
1,972 words, approx. 7 pages Edward Thorndike () Edward Lee Thorndike was born on August 31, 1874, in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. He died on August 9, 1949, in Montrose, New York. Thorndike proceeded very rapidly through his graduate education. After... summary from source:
 Edward Thorndike Information
1,700 words, approx. 6 pages
Edward Lee Thorndike (August 31, 1874 - August 9, 1949) was an American psychologist who spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University. His work on animal behavior and the learning process led to the theory of connectionism and...
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 Phi Delta Kappan Intelligence by design: Thorndike versus Dewey.(Edward Thorndike, John Dewey)
10/01/2006: 2,323 words, approx. 8 pages As the battle for influence over school reform continues in the 21st century, Mr. Gibboney finds that Edward Thorndike maintains the upper hand over John Dewey. One cannot understand the history of education in the United States during the twentieth century unless... summary from source:
The Boston Globe Elizabeth Thorndike, 84, trustee of Maine college, philanthropist
10/23/1992: 485 words, approx. 2 pages Elizabeth (Fritz) Thorndike, a trustee of the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, and an energetic volunteer for social causes and emergencies, and so energetic a volunteer for social causes and emergencies that one physician said "she was the social service department,"...
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 Critical Essay by Geraldine Joncich
9,257 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following excerpt from her book The Sane Positivist: A Biography of Edward L. Thorndike, Joncich explicates the major points in Thorndike's thesis “Animal Intelligence” and discusses its reception in the academic community.
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Critical Essay by Geraldine M. Joncich
8,417 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Joncich explains the revolutionary influence of Thorndike's scientific method of educational psychology.
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Critical Essay by Barbara Beatty
6,985 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Beatty discusses the ways in which Thorndike developed and then marketed his notions about using scientific methodology in educational psychology to create an empirical way of measuring morality and character.
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 Essay Grade: 86%Critique of Edward Thorndike
557 words, approx. 2 pages
A critique of Edward Thorndike's 1910 article in the Journal of Educational Psychology, which explains the relationship between education and psychology and the importance of psychology in understanding ideas and material in education. The critique includes a synopsis of the article, the article's limitations, the relevance of the topic, and the implications for the field of educational psychology.
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