Chapter 10 Learning Log

What:
Chapter 10 discusses a perspective of learning called Social Cognitive Theory. Through background knowledge of underlying assumptions, reinforcement and punishment, you are able to understand modeling, self-efficacy, and self-regulation in this chapter. This chapter also takes about the power of observation and how the social cognitive theory focuses on how people learn by watching others. It also develops beliefs of which tasks they are and are not capable of doing. Much of social cognitive theory focuses on how people can be masters of their environments and the importance of motivation.
So What:
I feel that this chapter was crucial to learn because as teachers we are going to need to effectively use these techniques and strategies with our students. Also, it is really important to teach your students self-efficacy while they are young, because if they don't it will create more drastic problems later on. We as teachers have such an impact on our students future and it is vital that we learn how to effectively help our students. I feel that learning about modeling and reinforcements will help us become better teachers.
Now What:
As we become teachers we are responsible for our students. It is our job to make sure that they are properly learning what is needed to go on to the next grade level. We need to decide how our classroom will be managed and what reinforcers we will use with our students. I think that using self regulated behaviors will play a large part in our students success and motivation.