Tools for learning (FST 101) Submission date 24TH January 2013 Louise Stancer Student ID: 30044217 Word count: Content Page 3 Task 1: Tools for Learning Page 6 Task 2: theories of learning part A and part B Page 9 Appendix A Page 11 Appendix B Page 12 Referencing Task 1: Tools for Learning The issues relating to the nature nurture debate is possibly one of the oldest theory debates in psychology (Bee 2004). Whilst nature refers to an individual inherited or innate
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CYP Core 3.1: 2.3 Explain how theories of development and framework to support development influence current practices. There have been many theories on how children develop and learn‚ some of the theorists who influence the educators of today on how to best teach children. Jean Piaget Cognitive Piaget studied the thinking and logic of children and he believed that children had different logic to adults. Piaget started his theory by observing and studying his own children and concluded
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impact on human behaviors. However‚ one of the more well-known learning theorists in modern times is B.F. Skinner‚ who shares comparable behavioral observation as Thorndike‚ in that behaviors are learned as a consequence of actions. Further testing of this theory‚ Skinner developed the prominently distinguished Skinner box‚ which observed animal training and behaviors. Initially‚ the Skinner box was used to detect the behaviors of rats. A metal bar is positioned in an area of the experimental
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environment. Ultimately‚ I want my investigation to help people understand how classroom interactions work‚ and what the best way to engage and educate the students is. To achieve this‚ I am viewing my transcripts with the theories put forward by Skinner on education‚ as well as the Gricean maxims and other modern language theorists. My interest in this is due to me wanting to become a teacher‚ and when presented with this investigation I immediately wanted to do something that could potentially
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E1 From age 3-7 years children communication and language skills develop as they grew older. They start to ask questions and use large vocabulary. There will be some words that are to difficult for them to pronounce but they will still attempt it. They will start to communicate with other children and express their self in various ways. It will also be a long process for children at the age of 5-6 years because they will be learning new words and improving their skills. ‘This is a long process
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experiences try to evaluate why people remain motivated. Skinners Operant Conditioning Theory focuses on the thought that individual’s actions are a direct result of their environmental upbringing. He feels that individuals will repeat behaviors that had previously led to pleasant outcomes. He has four reinforcement options for behavior. The reinforcement options are: Positive Reinforcement‚ Negative Reinforcement‚ Extinction‚ and Punishment. Skinners theory supports that individuals are who they are
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of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958-1974. Skinner called his brand of behaviorism “Radical” behaviorism. He believed that everything psychology is behaviorally driven. 2. Methodology The methodology that Skinner used for his research was an experiment. He used the Skinner Box that consisted of a cage or box that is empty except for a dish tray into which food may be dispensed to experiment with pigeons and their behavior. Skinner Box is an apparatus for studying instrumental conditioning
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Operant Conditioning Skinner showed how positive reinforcement worked by placing a hungry rat in his Skinner box. The box contained a lever in the side and as the rat moved about the box it would accidentally knock the lever. Immediately it did so a food pellet would drop into a container next to the lever. The rats quickly learned to go straight to the lever after a few times of being put in the box. The consequence of receiving food if they pressed the lever ensured that they would repeat
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Skinner identified two types of reinforcing events; those in which a reward is given and those in which something aversive is removed. In either case‚ the point of reinforcement is to increase the frequency or probability of a response occurring again. (Slavin‚ 2006). It is extremely important to remember that both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement are processes that strengthen a behaviour; that is‚ they both increase the probability that the behaviour will occur in the future. Positive
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Unit 8 P1- Explain the principal psychological perspectives Behaviourism: This psychological perspective focuses on an individual’s behaviour‚ the two theories which are Pavlov and Skinner. Pavlov’s theory focuses on classical conditioning; he was working with dogs to investigate their digestive system‚ he attaches monitors to their stomachs and mouths so he could measure the rate of salivation. The dog started to salivate when the laboratory assistant entered the room with a bowl of food however
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