Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Psychology- Group
Project
By: Rebekah Lockaby & Kayla Stone
Teaching Philosophy
I want to be a teacher because
Help students reach their full potential
Bring culture to students
Theories I believe benefit learning are
Cognitive-development, Psychodynamic, and Sociocultural
Give insight to maturation, brain development, social and cultural influences, and potential personalities.
Assessment- Traditional and alternative methods
I will improve my teaching by
Using student input
Learning new skills
Continuously assessing myself and my students
Maintaining a strong relationship with students can be accomplished by
Being businesslike, stern, equal, respectful, caring, and encouraging.
Chapter 2 - Memory
Information must go through different stages before it
reaches long-term memory
Sensory Register Working Memory Long-Term
Memory
Attention is crucial
Strategies
Rehearsal (rote), elaboration, organization, visual imagery
(Meaningful)
Ch. 2 - Learning
Cognitive processes affect what is being learned
Ex.- Encoding-changing or adding information to remember
something
Chapter 3 - Operant
Conditioning
A response followed by a reinforcing stimulus (reinforced)
Primary Reinforcer- basic biological needs
Secondary Reinforcer- Do not satisfy biological need
Money, grades, trophies
Positive Reinforcement- Behavior increases as a result of using a
particular stimulus
Concrete-actual object
Social- gesture, sign
Activity- doing something enjoyable
Chapter 4 - Self-Regulation
Establish goals and plan accordingly
Self- instructions- giving oneself instructions while
completing tasks
Self-monitoring- continuously checking progress and
modifying goals
Self-evaluation- Judging ones own performance according
to goals.
Ch. 4 - Transfer
Knowledge and skills from one situation are used in a new
situation
Positive Transfer - Prior learning is helpful
Negative Transfer - Hinders later learning
General Transfer Learning in one situation affects
learning in another different situation
Ex. Study habits
Chapter 5 - Internalization
Incorporating socially based activities into internal
cognitive processes
Ex: Progression from self-talk (out loud) to inner speech (mental)
Vygotsky- social activities are foundation for cognitive
processes
Students eventually internalize the ability to look at a
situation from many angles without help
Ch. 5 - Intelligence
is adaptive, relative to learning ability, the use of prior
knowledge, and cultural specific.
Fluid intelligence- acquire knowledge quickly
Crystallized intelligence- skills are accumulated from
personal experience