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Hartjen, Raymond H. – 1974
Albert Bandura of Stanford University has proposed four component processes to his theory of observational learning: a) attention, b) retention, c) motor reproduction, and d) reinforcement and motivation. This study represents one phase of an effort to relate modeling and observational learning theory to teacher training. The problem of this study…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Developmental Programs, Models, Observational Learning
Kloss, James D. – 1974
This study investigates the possibility that the reinforcement strength of stimuli can be enhanced by observational learning as well as by pairing with unconditioned reinforcers. The reinforcement strengths of two candies were determined for 40 preschool children as measured by rate of response on a button pressing apparatus. The children then…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Control Groups, Hypothesis Testing, Imitation
Chen, Jean – 1974
In a 1973 Smithsonian behavioral science project, observational methods were used to record school group behaviors during docent guided tours in the National Museum of History and Technology. The purpose of this exploratory study was to reveal the natural museum habitat and criterion behaviors of visiting fourth through sixth graders. Children's…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning
Richman, Shanna – 1976
This study was designed to investigate the effects of modeling or training with and without rule provision on the employment of strategies in solving four-dimensional, discrimination-learning problems. Subjects were 144 second and sixth-grade children from the New York City Public Schools. The blank-trial hypothesis testing paradigm was used. The…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Educational Research
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Vitaro, Frank; Robert, Michele – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Appraises the respective contribution of initial competence and of imitation of modeled response in the observational learning of conservation among first grade children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Compensation (Concept)
Singer, Dorothy G.; Singer, Jerome L. – Television & Children, 1984
Discusses problems posed by television violence; how behavioral and social scientists became interested in television violence and its effects on children; how psychologists study relationships between television violence and behavior; how television violence can be counteracted by television industry, parents, and educators; and results from the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Broadcast Industry, Child Development, Commercial Television
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Elwell, William C. – Clearing House, 1985
Describes activities designed to help students think critically and to accurately process information. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Bubb, Sara – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005
It is fashionable to say that teaching can be the most rewarding profession there is- and it can be. Most teachers can all give examples of the pleasure of helping a child grow in knowledge and understanding, and achieve their potential. But what about the teacher? They shouldn't be excluded from the benefits of lifelong learning because of their…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Faculty Development, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Competencies
Nadel, Jacqueline, Ed.; Butterworth, George, Ed. – 1999
Modern research has suggested that imitation is a natural mechanism of learning and communication, yet the possibility of imitation in newborn humans has been controversial. This book looks at evidence for innate imitation in babies. The chapters in the first section of the book reassess the Piagetian tradition, especially concerning the relation…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Communication Research
Wright, Norton – Television & Children, 1982
Summarizes major findings of research report issued by Institute of Social Research (University of Michigan) on "Freestyle," a Public Broadcast System television program designed to counteract limiting effects of sexist stereotyping on career aspirations and life skills of boys and girls aged 9 to 12. Strategies in pro-social modeling…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Awareness, Childrens Television, Experiential Learning
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Madike, Francis U. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Student teachers given five weeks of microteaching, observation training, or no preparation, taught mathematics to male high school students in urban, suburban, or rural Nigeria. Those teachers who had microteaching experience demonstrated greater frequency of target teaching skills, while a combination of variables contributed to student…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools
O'Connor, Terence – Training, 1979
The author describes the behavior modeling program for supervisors at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City. The program involves writing scripts to model supervisory behavior in problem situations, videotaping the behavior, and evaluating supervisory learning from before-and-after tapes. (MF)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Employer Employee Relationship, Inservice Education
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Yates, Gregory C. R.; Yates, Shirley M. – Australian Journal of Education, 1979
This article reviews recent investigations into intentionality (use of motive information) in young children's moral judgments. Intentionality has been shown to vary as a function of the vignette used to measure it. The educational implications of Piagetian theory and cognitive social learning theory for moral development are discussed.…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Age Differences, Children, Developmental Stages
McDonough, Nancy H. – Thinking Classroom, 2003
Explains an integrated curriculum in which science content is at the core of teaching. Contends that study in an integrated curriculum invites students to build their world knowledge by offering them the time and continuous focus to know a subject well. Details an integrated unit called "Oceans" which included: observation; whole group…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, Large Group Instruction, Observational Learning
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Warner, Christine D. – Stage of the Art, 2003
Discusses studies that indicate that most American Indians have a historical and contemporary aversion to writing and reading. Suggests that the use of process drama in American Indian classrooms can bridge the gap between Western philosophies and education and American Indian religious attitudes and oral traditions. Concludes if educators…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Students, Cooperative Learning, Drama
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