Theory
What is Bandura’s Theory called?
Social learning theory
What is Jamie's issue?
Distracted
What is Alex's issue?
Controlling
What experiment is Albert Bandura known for? Explain.
Bobo Doll Experiment:
- Boys and girls watched a video of a person performing violent acts on a blowup clown named Bobo. Use of kicking, punching and hammering were modelled.
- When children were then left alone with the same blowup clown they performed the same behaviours they had observed.
Name one underlying reasons that may be causing Jamie's disengagement.
- Jamie just does not find the topic at hand interesting or engaging and as a result making it difficult for him to participate and stay focused.
- Struggles with anxiety and self-confidence.
- Fear that if he shares his ideas or just participates in general he might be judged by his peers especially if he has a hard time articulating and explaining himself.
- Jamie could have difficulty maintaining focus due to challenges in organizing their thoughts, which might manifest more in an interdisciplinary class.
Name one underlying reasons that may be causing Alex's disengagement.
- Her desire to control the project’s outcome and how good of a grade the group receives for it.
- Alex may feel anxious about others not doing enough or contributing enough to the project
What does the social learning theory emphasize?
The importance of observing and modelling the behaviours, attitude and emotional reactions of others.
Name one strategies for managing or reducing the misbehavior.
Positive role modeling
Name one strategies for managing or reducing the misbehavior.
Peer role models
Bandura outlines his theory through four key principles. What are those?
Attention, Retention, Reproduction, Motivation.
Summarize their behaviour
: Jamie is constantly struggling with maintaining focus during his classes, especially during group activities. He doesn’t participate and tends to be easily distracted, often having his attention away from the task at hand. When group discussions and group brainstorming are being held, Jamie rarely contributes in a meaningful way, and when he does contribute it is often unrelated to the topic being discussed.
Summarize the behaviour
While working on a group project that focuses on making a multimedia presentation on the topic climate change, Alex assumes the role as leader. She rarely gives her peers the chance to participate and share their ideas, consistently insisting that her ideas are the best ones. When other group members try to discuss research resources or possible design ideas, Alex immediately shuts them down and disregards their suggestions. She raises her voice to assert dominance over her peers or when she is frustrated that her group mates are not complying with her leadership. During class discussions, Alex continues to speak over others as they try to speak and forcefully takes control of the conversation.
Explain Intrinsic Reinforcement.
Intrinsic reinforcement is a form of internal reward, such as pride, satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.
What factors might be contributing to the misbehavior according to the theory?
Jamie may have learned by watching other students. If they see classmates daydreaming, using their phones, or not participating, and those students don’t face consequences, Jamie might think it's okay to act the same way.
Jamie might not feel confident in their ability to contribute, especially if they think other students are better in social studies. Watching classmates who seem more skilled could make Jamie believe their ideas aren’t good enough.
If Jamie sees that other students who aren't paying attention or participating are not being corrected or seem to get away with it, they may learn that it's acceptable to be off-task without any consequences.
Jamie might be copying behaviors they’ve seen, like doodling or checking their phone, especially when they’re feeling overwhelmed or unsure about the project.
What factors might be contributing to the misbehavior according to this theory?
Alex may have learned from watching others, like teachers or adults, who are strong leaders. If Alex sees that leaders often control conversations, they may believe they need to act this way to be successful.
If Alex has seen that students who dominate group work or speak the loudest often get good grades or praise, they might believe that taking control will lead to the best outcomes for them and their group.
Alex might be copying how they’ve seen authority figures, like teachers, lead discussions. They may believe that to be a good leader, they need to interrupt, speak louder, or dismiss others' ideas.
Alex might be afraid that if they don’t take charge, the group will fail. This fear can make them try to control everything to make sure the project turns out the way they want it to, even if it upsets others.