Expectancy Theory of Motivation
Victor Vroom at the Yale School of Management was the first to put forward the Expectancy…
Jean Piaget: Biography, Theory and Cognitive Development
Over the course of his remarkable career of nearly 75 years, Piaget opened the doors to…
Vygotsky’s Theories and How to Incorporate Vygotsky’s Theories in The Classroom
Lev Vygotsky was a Soviet psychologist, sociologist and educationalist. His ideas and theories have been influential…
Direct Instruction: What is It? What are Its Key Principles?
Good preparation is half the work done. The Direct Instruction (DI) teaching technique is about approaching…
Merrill’s Principles of Instruction
Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction is a set of problem-based teaching strategies that have been shown…
Theory X and Theory Y, Douglas McGregor
Douglas McGregor spent the end of the 1950’s and the early 1960’s working on his motivation…
McClelland’s Three Needs Theory: Power, Achievement, and Affiliation
The Three Needs Theory, also known as need theory, is the best-known theory of David McClelland,…
Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory: Two-factor
Businesses and organizations have long sought for answers on how to boost employee production, and therefore,…