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In America, 23 states still allow teachers and principals to use physical punishment. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of physical punishment (if any) based on what you have learned about behavioral approaches to learning. Should physical punishment of school children be banned from schools? Why or why not? Discuss other successful models of behavior management that could instead be employed in schools. |
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Describe the "Bobo-doll" study and summarize the main conclusions. Given Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment, what do you think the role of the media is in the development of positive behavior? Violent behavior? Theoretically based television programs can be viable means of educating young children. Describe a TV "success story" that teaches children positive cognitive and social skills. |
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Describe the characteristics of an individual who is considered a high self-regulatory learner. What are some strategies teachers can use to help "dependent" students become more self-directed and self-regulated? How can teachers enlist the help of families to foster self-regulation in their children? Discuss how some cultures might resist the idea of children becoming "self-regulated" learners? |
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According to Bandura, three factors work together to produce learning: behavior, person (i.e., cognitive), and environment. Environmental factors influence behavior, behavior affects the environment, person/cognitive factors influence behavior, and the loop repeats over and over. Describe how reciprocal determination affects learning. Provide a "real world" classroom scenario that illustrates this cycle. |
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Sometimes a teacher might think that he or she is administering a positive stimulus to a student (i.e., positive reinforcement), when actually that teacher is administering a negative stimulus (i.e., negative punishment). Describe an example of this kind of negative stimulus. Identify an alternative stimulus the teacher could implement that could lead to positive behavioral results. |
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Analyze strategies for effectively using observational learning techniques in the classroom. Consider the relationship between classroom diversity and observational learning. Why is it important to provide students with mentors and role models from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds? Given the lack of ethnic minority teachers, how can schools provide role models for the growing numbers of ethnic minority students? |
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