Final Learning Log

What -
After taking the theory exam by Edmund Sass, I had basically half my questions that were agree a little, and the other half disagree a little. I tended to agree with most questions that were about being social with others. When thinking of Piagets theories, I tend to think of my little sister Bailey who is 11 years old so that would put her in the formal operational stage. I can see her still starting to figure things out. She is a smart girl for her age, but it has only been recent when she starting to think outside the box. With Vygotsky's theory, my sister is starting to love the social part of life, and tries to always have something going on with friends, where as only a few years ago, she really didn't want anything to do with friends, and was strictly a home body. In Eriksons theory, my sister is mainly in the industry-inferiority stage, because she is learning new things, but is still is shy in some areas. I do see a little bit of identity confusion also, because of the fact she doesn't have a thing she does (ex. mine was baseball, and my other sister Whitney was dance). My sister Bailey is in the Level1/stage1, because she only follows rules in the house because she's scared of what my dad would do (he wouldn't beat her of course, but he will yell and ground her probably). With the thought Goleman (emotional intelligence), it is important to know that our emotional intelligence are abilities that must be learned. The key part in the information process is not losing the information in the lost section of the model. I think that complex thinking that goes beyond basic remembrance of facts, such as evaluation and invention, enabling students to retain information and to apply problem-solving solutions to real-world problems. When thinking of behaviorism, I think about reward or punishment for the behavior we display. The term Social Cognitivism relays in my mind that observation is the most effective way to learn. Group and indiviual differences reminds me of the fact that every single person is not the same, and that goes with the way we learn as well. When thinking of Motivation, I think of the fact that positive motivation can be the best way to achieve a goal.

So What-
I personally think that every single person learns differently, and I think with positive motivation, a person can strive to achieve their best. I think that discovery learning is a very effective way to find what interests you and lets you have the opportunity to find things yourself, which can be very effective.

Now What-
When I start teaching P.E. classes, I try and switch up my methods of teaching so that everyone can have a turn learning the best way they can. I do realize the importance of doing so. A couple of suggestions could include the reward system for good behavior, token system, applying athletic siuations, and information video's (showing skills). My goal is master the theories I feel are the most positive in my classroom. I feel I need to get a better more in depth understand of all theories as well, because it has become kind of difficult to stay on top of some.