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Psychology Application Project

Psychology Application Project. By: Amber Thomas CEPD 4101-01. Description. Heard County Middle School Franklin, Ga 6 th Grade Science 20 to 25 students Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays Created over 5 school days High achievers and low achievers. Theories. Social Cognitive theory

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Psychology Application Project

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  1. Psychology Application Project By: Amber Thomas CEPD 4101-01

  2. Description • Heard County Middle School • Franklin, Ga • 6th Grade Science • 20 to 25 students • Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays • Created over 5 school days • High achievers and low achievers

  3. Theories • Social Cognitive theory • Behavioral learning theory

  4. Social Cognitive theory • Describes learning in terms of the interrelationship between behavior, environmental factors, and personal factors. Factors that distract students: • Laziness • Friends • Families level of income

  5. Behavioral learning theory Learning according to the behaviorist theory is an observable change in behavior. • Parent teacher conference at the end of January. • Went over the students actions with the parent • By the end of march, the student has shown a change in behavior and grades. Student: John Doe Problems: Laziness, participation, test scores, talking

  6. Pedagogical Implications • Students should want to do their best on everything in school. • Outside factors should not have an affect on student learning. • Students should feel comfortable and free to express themselves appropriately • Argument: Students can have a change in behavior over a short period of time. • Evidence: Motivation, Practice, Breaking Habits, and rewards (reinforcement)

  7. My 6th Grade Science Class

  8. References • Allpsychonline, Virginia College, Psychology 101: Introduction to learning theory and behavioral Psychology. • Behavioral learning theory web-quest: general assumptions • www.idea.org, social cognitive theory: june 2006 • About.com: psychology theories

  9. The End

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