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  2. Arnold Gesell - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Lucius Gesell (21 June 1880 – 29 May 1961) was an American psychologist, pediatrician and professor at Yale University known for his research and contributions to the fields of child hygiene and child development.

  3. Gesell's Maturational Theory - Wikipedia

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    The Maturational Theory of child development was introduced in 1925 [1] by Dr. Arnold Gesell, an American educator, pediatrician and clinical psychologist whose studies focused on "the course, the pattern and the rate of maturational growth in normal and exceptional children"(Gesell 1928). [2]

  4. Gesell Developmental Schedules - Wikipedia

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    The Gesell Developmental Schedules are a set of developmental metrics which outline the ages & stages of development in young children developed by Dr. Arnold Gesell and colleagues. [1] The original scale is generally considered not to satisfy the standards of rigor currently accepted in the field of psychometrics and is no longer used as an ...

  5. Maturationism - Wikipedia

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    Learning programs based on the maturationist perspective usually focus on certain tenets of psychodynamic theories of development and progressive educational philosophy. [2] These draw, for instance, from the work of Sigmund Freud as reflected in their emphasis on early experience for subsequent emotional, social, and cognitive development. [ 2 ]

  6. Louise Bates Ames - Wikipedia

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    Ames was known as a pioneer of child development studies, introducing the theory of child development stages to popular discourse. Ames authored numerous internationally renowned books on the stages of child development, hosted a television show on child development, and co-founded the Gesell Institute of Child Development in New Haven ...

  7. Cognitive development - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Gesell was the creator of the maturational theory of development. Gesell said that development occurs due to biological hereditary features such as genetics and children will reach developmental milestones when they are ready to do so in a predictable sequence. [13]

  8. Huang Yi (psychologist) - Wikipedia

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    Huang Yi (November 8, 1903 – October 18, 1944) was a Chinese child psychologist.After study at Tsinghua University and Stanford University, he pursued his doctorate at Yale, where he obtained his PhD in 1930 under the supervision of Arnold Gesell.

  9. School psychology - Wikipedia

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    Bridging the gap between the child study movement, clinical psychology and special education, Arnold Gesell, was the first person in the United States to officially hold the title of school psychologist. [3] He successfully combined psychology and education by evaluating children and making recommendations for special teaching. [3]