Learning and Performance
I must say that I found this chapter to be quite interesting. For example, learning and performace; learning something that we had previously learned. Most people think that most of our learning needs to come from reading books but in fact a lot of our learning comes by observing others. It makes perfect sense because that is how babies and small children who do not know how to read learn. They imitate what they see and that in itself is a learning process. This is a perfect indication that we cannot take learning for granted but much more than that; its obvious we are learning something each and every day of our lives. How facinating!!
Observational Learning
I believe that every educator should take the time to learn the processes of observational learning; these are Attention, Retention, Production and Motivation. This gives us a clear view that everyone learns differently and we can become more effective educators if we apply these types of learning concepts in the classroom. I am no expert but I believe this processes are a great tool.
Cognitive Modeling
One part of the chapter which I found somewhat difficult to understand was the Cognitive Modeling. Am I correct in assuming that this learning technique uses demonstration to show students how to do certain things. Is it like teaching using a hands-on approach?
