Learning Log #10

What?
In chapter 10 I learned about social cognitive views of learning, which was kind of the other side of behaviorists view of learning that we learned the week prior. This chapter focuses a lot on goal setting, both personal and group goals that can be achieved short-term and long-term. Through the Social Cognitive Theory it is all based on children or people learning by observing others, that is also known as a model. Students learn from their teacher's explanations and demonstrations. This view teaches that students learn from observing others, learning is internal process that can or may not always affect behavior, people and the environment have a big influence on each other. Social cognitive views on reinforcement and punishment is interesting, which it says learners attend to look ahead of time at expectations an behave according to what those consequences will be. Learners also attend to act according to what happened to other people's consequences, learners also make decisions according to their own abilities and do what they can to be successful. They cognitively assess expectations about the future and the consequences to process that information for different situations. Learners attend to demonstrate their new behaviors more often if there is some sort of reinforcement involved. There are also needs to be an occurring expected consequence in order to have a reinforcing or punishing effect.

So What?
I will use this information to help me better understand my students learning process, and help me better understand them in general. It has helped me to remember to be aware of the fact that my students will watch me, observe and look at me as a model in showing to do what is right. It at times may put a lot of pressure, but it will keep me on my toes, and prepared. This chapter is important because it explains why social interactions and work is so important, which helped me to see the effects socialization has on people. It is important for me as a teacher to use and allow my students to use a lot of social skills through out the day. to help enhance their learning and memory process. It is also important for me to give correct instruction because it plays a big role in their learning process.

Now What?
I will use this information to make sure at all times I am being a good model for my students, and demonstrate appropriate and correct instructions. I now have the knowledge to help my students learn from models and how it affects their behavior. I will use the model to monitor the behavior of my students, and assess them through out the year. It will help be reinforce the correct behavior and they may also stop a forbidden behavior. As a teacher I have learned I can also help enhance my student's self-efficacy. I will try my hardest to make sure each and every one of my students has good judgment of themselves because self-efficacy effects so much. I will also help my students along the way by giving them encouraging advice, and let them know it can be done. Teachers need to allow students to see successful peer models, and also allow them to work in groups, which helps stimulate social cognitive development. I will use this information is chapter to be a good example at all times for my sake and also for the sake of my students.