EDUC 40 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Cognitive Theory, Egocentrism, Operant Conditioning
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Bronfenbrenner"s bioecological systems theory: any large society encompasses several layers" of environment that all have significant impacts on children"s development and are influenced by other layers and the children themselves the wheel diagram. Microsystem = immediate and regular surroundings ex. family, school health services, neighborhood play area, religious group, school. Mesosystem- system of interactions when microsystems interact. Exosystem- people and institutions. where microsystems are nested. Chrono-system- has to do with time. lifecourse / historical events. Infancy and toddlerhood: birth to 2 years old. Heredity and environment (maturation and experience) interact. Content of the environment where things are taught. Def: the use of instructional methods and other classroom strategies that research has consistently shown to bring about significant gains in student"s development and academic achievements. Uses numbers and statistics to answer questions. Bandura study of 3 groups of kids and having one aggressive modeling group, one control group, and one nonaggressive group. Provides information about a population or situation.
