Final Learning Log

WHAT:
I scored an 88 on the quiz.
Piaget's Cognitive Development
- I like that Piaget splits his cognitive theories into four groups. But, I find his separation intersting, and somtimes confusing.
Vygotsky's Cognitive Development
- I like the idea of scaffolding and the Zone of Proximal Development. His cognitive tools are also something i believe to be very helpful in the classroom.
Erikson's Psychosocial Development
-Erikson's stages were interesting to learn about, but not the throey i agree with the most. I do like the ones relating to the age I will be teaching, and believe they can help me as a future teacher.
Kohlberg's Moral Development
-I did not enjoy learning about Kohlberg and his theory. I t was my least favorite, and very vague. It was hard to distinguish what stage a person was in because they all seemed to overlap.
Goleman's Emotional Intelligence
-I liked Goleman's ideas for intelligence, and how it's important to know your own emotions ans manage them before venturing into relationships. I believe this is very important.
Information Processing
-Learning about where and how memory is stored is something that as a teacher will be very important. The information needs to be stored in the long term memory, otherwise it will soon be forgotten.
Knowledge Construction and Higher-order thinking
-I liked learning about social constructivism and individual constructivism and the differences and advantages between the two. I think they are both very important for the learning environment of the classroom.
Behaviorism
-Though this section was difficult for me to fully understand, once I did get it, I learned a lot. Reinforces and token economy are things that are used in many classrooms, and things I plan to use in my classroom.
Social Cognitivism
This chapter taught me much about the different types of punishments, and the good and the bad. I like the idea of modeling. I think it's important for the student to see a good example of what is expected of them.
Group and Individual Differences
-It was interesting to learn about the differences among individual learning and group learning. I think each student is different in the type of learning they like or are best at, so it's important to use a variety of types in the classroom.
Motivation
-I never really knew that the two types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. I found them both interesting and know they will be important in my classroom.

SO WHAT:
I believe that every student learns differently. There are many different factors that attribute to how students learn effectively and i believe that it is important as a teacher to use as many variations as possible, while being consistent in the teaching, to allow each students to feel that they can truly understand the subject
matter. I believe Vygotsky has many key points in his theory, and I will definitely use many of his ideas in my classroom.

NOW WHAT:
-I will use my theory in my classroom by knowing the students ZPD and using scaffolding methods to help the students be the best they can be. I will also be positive and reinforce my students to hopefully increase their behavior and perfomrance in the classroom.
- I would like to learn more about the latter chapters that we touched briefly upon in our class. For example, the theories on intelligence, and the chapter on motivation. I need to improve upon the RSVP section.