Pre-historic River Civilization
40,000 BC Paintings and Sumerians of ancient
drawings are a new means Mesopotamia are credited
of communication with inventing the earliest
form of writing, which
appeared 3500B.C
Egypt and Babylonians-
rise of trade, government
and religion
3100 BC
Greco-roman Medieval Renaissance
*389 BC The founding of Pierre Abelard introduced
the Academy by Plato instruction which was 15th-16th century- ducation
begins a new movement in really a new method of to develop man's
education. structuring and presenting intellectual, spiritual, and
materials that helped set physical powers for the
* Elder Sophist used the the style of scholastic enrichment of life.
term “techne” to refer the education.
process of applying The school that most
knowledge systematically 12-13th century- rise of closely embodied these
to the practical art of university early Renaissance ideals
instruction. was founded in Mantua,
13th century-chivalric Italy, in 1423 by Vittorino
Sparta- authoritarian city education da Feltre (Casa Giocosa)
state
Pestalozzi, Froebel,
Athens- democratic city Herbart and Montessori
state contributed their own
concept on educational
146 BC rise of roman technology improving
education- ludus publicus educative process .
17th century- John Amos
Comenius (1592-1670)-
effective education-nature
of the children.
The World in Picture
John Locke (1632-1704).
According to Locke (who
did not originate the idea
but gave impetus to it), the
mind at birth is a blank
tablet (tabula rasa). That
is, it has no innate, God-
given knowledge. But it
does have a number of
powers or faculties, such
as perceiving,
discriminating, comparing,
thinking, and recalling.
“knowledge”- faculty of
psychology
18th century- J ean-Jacques
Rousseau (1712-78). The
Modern
The 19 th century paved in the
advent of effective
technological development
including the production of
textbooks, use of blackboards
and improvements in writing
implements like pen and ink.
Photography was invented,
giving a way to a movement
called “ Visual Instruction ”.
 By 1920, visual media
became widely accepted. Then
came the publication of audio-
visual media texts.
In 1926, educational fims
films were used as
instructional media.
In 1927, Pressey wrote on
programmed learning through
a machine which tested and
confirmi a learning task.
 In 1932, the first
instructional television
program was aired at the State
University of Iowa. About the
same time, the 16 mm sound
motion picture was developed
and this served as the
educational workhorse during
the audio-visual movement of
the time.
 During World War II, the
U.S. government encouraged
the implementation of
technology of instruction for
military training programs.
This gave impetus to a system
approach to instruction to
include: micro-teaching,
individualized instruction,
 child, as Rousseau saw
him, unfolds or develops--
intellectually, physically,
and emotionally--much
like a plant.
Language laboratories,
behavioral laboratories,
behavioral objectives,
computer assisted instruction
and among others.

Edward Thorndike and • Calculators---1600s

John Dewey formulated
scientific theory of
learning and the scientific • Punched Card
method, respectively. Devices---1800s
Thorndike gave emphasis
to the use of empirical • First Electronic
investigation as a basis for Computers---1940s
an organized process of
learning. On his part, • Mainframes---1950s
Dewey introduced a
method of instruction in
• Minicomputers---
terms scientific method in
1960s
broad terms

• Microcomputers---
1970s

• Microcomputer
Systems---1980s

• Internet---1990s

Bousterophedon- greek alphabet

Froebel- Father of Kindergarten

-plays/games/songs

Maria Montessori- designed multi-sensory materials

-manipulative training