Module 4


There was a lot of information that we read about.  Of course, they are all closely related to each other.  The first chapter focuses on Metacognition and learning strategies.  I did not know much metacognition before this week’s reading.  The one thing I did learned was how metacognition is broken down into declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, and self-regulatory knowledge.  Like everything else we have learned metacognition is different among different people.  There are many factors that lead to these differences.  Two of them are based on age and maturation.  The chapter also talks about how teachers can develop metacognition by using KWL for younger students and to add more metacognitive questions for high school and college students.  Learning strategies is when the chapter introduces us to visual tools like concept mapping.  The learning strategy I did like to read was the reading strategies.  I have not always been the strongest reader and I think if I was taught the READS strategy then reading not only would have been easier, but maybe more fun for me.  Next Woolfolk discusses Problem solving.  Woolfolk (2019) states problem solving is usually defined as formulating new answers, going beyond the simple application of previously learned rules to achieve a goal (p. 352).  I think problem solving will be a strategy I will teach in my classroom because I think it will be useful in the business world.  I say this because questions in the business world doe not always have simple answers and application.
Chapter 10 discusses the theory of constructivism.  Of course, that is the view of an active role of the learner in understanding of the information.  I think this will be a theory I will try to teach and implement in my class.  I feel constructivism will be effective in a business class especially social constructivism because I plan on doing many group projects that gives the students real life experience in the classroom.  I think I will use external direction mostly with a little internal direction to construct knowledge.  The biggest challenge will be providing a constructivism environment.  To setup that environment you need to assume you must elicit students’ ideas and experiences in relation to key topics, provide students with a variety of sources, and encourage students reflective and autonomous thinking.    Problem based learning will be successful in my classroom because of the group work of real world ill-structured problems. 
Chapter 11 talks about Cognitive views and motivation.  The beginning of chapter again discusses social cognitive theory and the key elements observational learning and self-efficacy.  Modeling is key to observational learning.  To make this successful you must make sure the development level of the observer makes a difference in the learning also by watching others who are similar to us, we learn about what behaviors are appropriate.  Self-efficacy are the beliefs we hold about our own capabilities. 
I feel that this week’s reading will be effective in my classroom and if I follow the proper techniques then these theories will be successful and the students in turn will be successful.

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