Post 8:
a. From a behavioral view, I would define a successful
mastery of my lesson objectives by the difference in attitude towards
assignments. If a student feels more confident in themselves and more willing
to tackle difficult tasks then I believe they have succeeded at mastering my
lessons. This would be a prime example of raising their self-efficacy, which is
one of my main goals as an educator.
From a social cognitive standpoint, I believe my students
will have mastered the lesson objectives once they are able to work well in
groups and begin in-depth topic discussions on their own, without my prompting
them.
b. For my CSEL case study, there are several ways to
approach the situation from a behaviorist view. One way would be to discourage
their disruptive behavior by seating them in separate areas of the classroom.
On the other hand, a way to encourage productive behavior would be to give them
quizzes for paying attention to the other students’ presentations or giving
them bonus points for being able to answer questions based on the presentations
or the lessons for that day.