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Social Cognitive and Constructivist Views of Learning. Social Processes in Learning. Peer influences Parenting styles Teacher support. Learning by Observing Others. Social learning theory Attention Retention Production Motivation and reinforcement Vicarious reinforcement.
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Social Processes in Learning • Peer influences • Parenting styles • Teacher support
Learning by Observing Others • Social learning theory • Attention • Retention • Production • Motivation and reinforcement • Vicarious reinforcement
Factors That Influence Observational Learning • Developmental level of learner • Status and prestige of the model • Similarity of models • Vicarious consequences • Outcome expectations • Value of the goal • Self-efficacy
Observational Learning in Teaching • Directing attention • Fine-tune already-learned behaviors • Strengthening/weakening inhibitions • Modeling • Arousing emotions
Elements of Reciprocal Determinism Personal Factors: beliefs, expectations’ attitudes Learning & Behavior Environment: resources consequences physical setting Behavior: actions verbal statements choices
Constructivist Views of Learning • Emphasize the role of the learner • Psychological/individual constructivism • Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism • Constructionism
The Construction of Knowledge • Three different views: • External influences • Internal influences • Combination of external and internal
Is knowledge situated or general? • Situated learning • Community of practice • Enculturation • Transfer: general or specific?
Common Elements of Constructivist Perspectives • Complex learning & authentic tasks • Social negotiation • Multiple representations of content • Understanding knowledge construction process • Student ownership of learning
Inquiry Learning • Teacher presents a puzzling event • Students formulate hypotheses • Collect data • Draw conclusions • Reflect on original problem • Reflect on the thinking process
Problem-Based Learning • Real problems that have meaning for students • Current events, social issues • Anchored instruction
Instructional Conversations • Promote learning • They involve dialogue • Provide opportunities for scaffolding
Cognitive Apprenticeships • Observe model • Get coaching/tutoring • Receive scaffolding • Articulate knowledge • Reflect on progress • Explore new ways to apply