Introduction
Have you ever question how it is you learn best? Think back to a time when you were learning something knew. What steps helped you learn best. Today we will be learning about cognitive psychology, behaviorism, and social cognitive theory. Watch this video below to learn more. Be sure to take notes while watching the video.
Task
For todays assignment I want you to create a diagram to compare and contrast cognitive psychology, behaviorism, and social cognitive theory. I want you to use your notes from the video and the internet to help you create your diagram. Do not use a partner. This is not a group project.
Process
Create a diagram using cognitive psychology, behaviorism, and social cognitive theory. Be sure to compare and contrast. Use the website below to help. Also find one website of your own to use.
https://joerperez.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/behaviorism-and-social-cognitive-theory/
https://cheryldcalhoun.com/2014/09/24/learning-theory-comparison/
Here is one example of a diagram.
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Behaviorism |
Social Cognitive |
Cognitive psychology |
Similarities |
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Learn through rewards and punishments |
Learned through watching |
Learned through memory ad thinking. |
All 3 are focused on how people learn |
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External |
Extranel and internal |
Internal |
All 3 are influenced by the environment |
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Shaped by environment |
Learned and influenced by the environment |
Active learning |
All 3 hope to improve and predict learning behavior. |
Evaluation
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Criterion (Score at 0 if there is no evidence)
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Below Expectations (1) |
Meets Expectations (3) |
Exceeds Expectations (5) |
Score |
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Student understanding of theories is clear. |
The students understanding was not clear. |
The students understanding was somewhat clear. |
The students understand was clear. |
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The diagram was organized and neat. |
The diagram was messy and not neat. |
The diagram was somewhat neat. |
The diagram was very neat and organized. |
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Compares/contrast |
The digram was hard to follow and did not compare/contrast the theories. |
The diagram had limited comparison. |
The diagram clearly compared and contrast the theories. |
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Effort and creativity
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The student did not show any creativity or effort. |
The student shows some effort and creativity. |
The student showed creativity and a lot of effort was put in |
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TOTAL |
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Conclusion
I hope that by the end of this assignment all of you have a wide understanding of the theories. I hope you all can tell me which theory you learn best by! Which theory is your favorite?