Merlin Wittrock
Merlin Carl Wittrock (January 3, 1931 – November 28, 2007) was an American educational psychologist.[1] He received the E. L. Thorndike Award in 1987.
Early life
He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho in 1931. He received a bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Missouri and his PhD from the University of Illinois.[2]
Work
Generative theory of learning
Wittrock is best known for his generative theory of learning.[1] He first published this theory in 1974.[3] It is the parent of many current theories of academic motivation.[4]
Personal life
Wittrock had three children with his wife, Nancy.[5] He died of heart failure in November 2007 at the age of 76.[6]
References
- ^ a b Mayer, Richard E. "Merlin C. Wittrock's enduring contributions to the science of learning." Educational Psychologist 45.1 (2010): 46-50.
- ^ "UCLA education professor influenced teacher training". Los Angeles Times, 8 December 2007.
- ^ Wittrock, Merlin C. "Learning as a generative process". Educational psychologist 11.2 (1974): 87-95.
- ^ Anderman, Eric M. "Reflections on Wittrock's generative model of learning: a motivation perspective." Educational Psychologist 45.1 (2010): 55-60.
- ^ Shaena Engle. "Obituary: Merlin C. Wittrock, 76, UCLA professor emeritus of education". UCLA Newsroom, 5 December 2007.
- ^ HighBeam
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E. L. Thorndike Award recipients
- 1964: Sidney L. Pressey
- 1965: William Brownell
- 1966: B. F. Skinner
- 1967: Lee Cronbach
- 1968: Cyril Burt
- 1969: Robert J. Havighurst
- 1970: John Bissell Carroll
- 1971: Robert L. Thorndike
- 1972: John C. Flanagan
- 1973: Benjamin Bloom
- 1974: Robert M. Gagné
- 1975: J. P. Guilford
- 1976: Jean Piaget
- 1977: David Ausubel
- 1978: Julian Stanley
- 1979: Patrick Suppes
- 1980: Richard C. Atkinson
- 1981: Jerome Bruner
- 1982: Robert Glaser
- 1983: Jeanne Chall
- 1984: Anne Anastasi
- 1985: Ernst Rothkopf
- 1986: Nathaniel Gage
- 1987: Merlin Wittrock
- 1988: Wilbert J. McKeachie
- 1989: Frank H. Farley
- 1990: Richard E. Snow
- 1991: Herbert Klausmeier
- 1992: Robert L. Linn
- 1993: Samuel Messick
- 1994: James Greeno
- 1995: Lee Shulman
- 1996: David Berliner
- 1997: Richard C. Anderson
- 1998: Lauren Resnick
- 1999: Albert Bandura
- 2000: Richard E. Mayer
- 2001: John D. Bransford
- 2002: Joel Levin
- 2003: Robert Sternberg
- 2004: G. Michael Pressley
- 2005: Jacquelynne Eccles
- 2006: Patricia Alexander
- 2007: Jere Brophy
- 2008: Bernard Weiner
- 2009: Carol Dweck
- 2010: Richard Shavelson
- 2011: Barry Zimmerman
- 2012: Keith Stanovich
- 2013: Sandra Graham
- 2014: Stephen J. Ceci
- 2015: Michelene Chi
- 2016: Edward Haertel
- 2017: Robert Slavin
- 2018: Joanna P. Williams
- 2019: Steve Graham
- 2020: Thomas L. Good
- 2021: Daniel L. Schwartz
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