Timeline

Level 2 Category

Definition

A graphical representation of a period of time, on which important events are marked

Example Image

Timeline of theorists about student motivation. JPG file, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Timeline_of_theorists_about_student_motivation.jpg Licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Writing Alternative Text

Describe the range of the timeline, the type of events listed and list the events by date.

Example Alt Text

"Timeline of early theories contributions related to student motivation lists theorists from 387 B C (Plato) to 1963 A D (Bandura). The end of the timeline reads To the sixties and beyond… Other theorists listed are Aristotle (335 B C), Darwin (1859 A D), Wundt (1879), Freud (1886), James (1890), Dewey (1896), Thorndike (1898), Hull (1943), Skinner (1950s), Maslow (1954) and Festinger (1957)."