TUTORIAL TWO

5. By providing examples explain how the following two theories apply to the class room.

   a. operant conditioning.

       This is dedicated on how the effects of values on behaviors. It begins with the idea that certain consequences tend to make certain behaviors happen more frequently.   For example the teacher asks to a student to present something to class and that student done it. After that the teacher give positive reinforcement by telling that he/she is really good at doing the work she done, And maybe giving stars for that. In these star is the reinforcement.

     b. Classical conditioning. 

Classical conditioning students judge the teacher by their action. The way they treat they will say that the teacher is friendly person or a teacher is a good teacher. And for that the students may like to study the subject that teacher teaches. Sometimes they will wait for that period because they know that, that period will be fun and interesting for them. This is where the students judge the teachers.

 

17. Provide an example of how the teacher can help students with Zone of proximal Development.

 If the student can identify butterfly with drawing but she doesn’t know that are the features and characters of it. One day her teacher teaches what the features are and characters of butterfly then the student store that information in a new schema. In this case that teacher was the expert and the teacher scaffolds the student. In this way with the help of expert student can reach from their prior knowledge to unknown things.