Exam 11: Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation

Mrs.Carson wants her students to learn how to summarize as they read.She models the behaviors for the students and talks about each step she uses to summarize part of a story.For Mrs.Carson's students to begin to learn by observing her modeling,what elements of observational learning do they need to exhibit?

Which of the following theorists is most closely associated with social cognitive theory?

Ian is a student in Mr.Dumas's ninth grade class.When Mr.Dumas announces that there will be a science test on Friday,Ian begins to dread Friday.He wonders whether he will be able to pass the science test.He didn't do well on the previous test,and he struggled with the concepts in this chapter about natural selection.Ian's doubt about his ability to do well on the science test is representative of his:

Cassidy often fails to complete homework before bedtime.As a fifth grader she knows she needs to do homework when she gets home,but she gets on her computer and plays video games with her friends and other random players.When her mom gets home,it's time to help with dinner and chores.Her mom,believing Cassidy is old enough to take responsibility for her homework,doesn't like to hassle with Cassidy over homework before bedtime.How might Cassidy's mom use cognitive behavior modification to improve this situation? In your answer,include specific quotes the mom might use.

Various perspectives on learning are represented in the diverse views and theories that form the four pillars for teaching: behavioral,cognitive,constructivist,and social cognitive.Which perspective views the teacher's role as one of model,motivator,and facilitator of learning as well as model of self-regulated learning?

Mrs.Hernandez wants to help her fourth grade students improve their performance and increase their self-efficacy for conveying emotion in their personal narrative writing.With this goal in mind,she is most likely to:

Which of the following procedures is most closely associated with cognitive behavior modification?

All of Mr.Barclay's evaluation practices are likely to support self-regulated learning EXCEPT:

Based on the information provided in the following descriptions of four teachers,which of them most likely has the highest sense of efficacy about teaching?

Which of the following posters is most likely to promote cognitive behavior modification?

A few days ago,Mr.McKay worked with students to develop a rubric for assessing their projects in the historical fiction unit.The class has worked on the unit for more than a week,and students know the expectations for their projects.Today Mr.McKay paired students to work together and review their work using the rubric as a guide.This scenario is an example of:

Mr.Zimmer wants to discourage Mario's disruptive behavior.Mario often drums his pencil on his desk while Mr.Zimmer is reading aloud to the class.Based on social cognitive theory,which of the following is most likely to help Mr.Zimmer reach his goal?

Staci stopped running in the hallway at school after seeing two other students receive after-school detention for running.What element of observational learning is illustrated by her stopping this behavior?

Alan's art project is due tomorrow.He and all other fifth graders in his school have the opportunity to submit drawings,and one of them will be chosen as the yearbook cover.Alan loves to draw and wants his picture to be chosen.He knows his idea is good and that he has the drawing skills to submit one of the best drawings,but he keeps playing his video game.What is lacking in Alan's case?

When teachers want to influence students to develop self-regulation and efficacy for learning,they should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following students is most likely to have the highest motivation to achieve?

Jimar is a six-year-old African American boy who wants to learn how to dribble a basketball and do it so well that his eight-year-old brother can't steal the ball from him when he runs up the driveway to shoot a basket.Observational learning is a good way for him to begin to reach his goal.Which of the following people is probably the best model for him?

Ms.Porter is the favorite teacher of tenth grader Alejandro.During today's writing assignment,she reminds him how well he did on the previous essay and helps him set goals for each step of the new writing task.She assures him that he can succeed with this essay.This is an example of:

Which of the following teachers is most likely to encourage emotional self-regulation in the classroom?

In the self-regulated learning model (the cycle of self-regulated learning,Winne and Hadwin model),what stage follows the stage of analyzing the learning task?