How can learning be best effectuated by a teacher/trainer?
This is the same thing. If I as a coach reward them for good actions they are more likely to do what I asked. If I do this many times I can change what their Stress response is.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What is learning-behaviorism
What is learning? learning is, according to behaviorism, is learning an action that becomes conditioned. If something happens you always have the same response. In stressful situations we always resort back to he response we know the best. An example, in basketball coaching freshman I can teach them over and over how to shot a layup but when the first game come and they shoot their first layups they always shoot they way they did before I taught them. By the end of the year they shot like I have taught but this is because of a few reasons, one they game becomes less stressful and 2 the stress reaction has been changes because of conditioned response, they make a basket and they run less. I can always tell who have been focussing and working outside of practice when the game becomes stressful again and who falls back to bad habits or who follows what they are taught.
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I appreciate the sports analogy, that's not something I would have thought of. In the past I have always had negative thoughts about programs that require "dangling a carrot" in front of a student's nose. Why wouldn't they want to soak up all the knowledge that I have to offer? By reading through your post and reflecting on some of our readings, it occurs to me that the "carrot" could simply be encouragement or praise.
ReplyDeleteI liked your example of basketball. I had never really though about how the players revert back to their old habits when stressed. That makes a lot of sense!
ReplyDeleteI had never thought about how stress could impact the learning process. I coached for years and could not figure out why behavior and skill sets did not improve in competitive settings. I agree that this example transfers to the academic classroom. Many students are stressed in academic situations and cannot or will not perform to their abilities. I agree that with enough practice and appropriate reinforcement, behaviors will change and improve. Thanks for the insight!
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ReplyDeleteYour analogy was very affective in a point that is often overlooked. I think too many times as teachers we expect to tell them once maybe twice and they should have it figured out. I teach a much younger age, but have often seen the same responses when they are not stress but concentrating on other things.
David,
ReplyDeleteI totally understand your experience with basketball coaching. I have never been a coach, but as I teacher I can teach my students new concepts over and over again and when it comes to a project being due they seem to resort to their old ways of doing things, which is ok, but it may not always be the most effective way to do it. Behaviorism is a simple but true theory!