I really thought that Behaviorism was a very important subject matter that can help further my techniques of teaching to reach out to my students. It showed me the science behind teaching. "Learning is a process if memorizing, demonstrating, and imitating."(Molay 49) Behaviorism also boils down to the students preforming tasks then receiving a reward. This will make the student want to earn that reward again which will make them complete the assignment.
In the text it discusses teacher-centered and student-centered teaching.I personally believe that class rooms should primarily stick to teacher-centered teaching methods because you can not always rely on the students wanting to learn and understand the course material on their own. So for a majority of the time, the teacher has to be the driving force in teaching and have the class move at his or her speed. I am not saying however that student-centered teaching should not be in the classroom. Group projects are a intricate part of learning and gives the students a way of learning the information their own way.
I found the topic of metacognitive thinking to be really intriguing. It discusses how students need to evaluate their own learning methods.Once a students is able to question and reflect on their own learning then they are capable of understanding a topic fully using methods that work exceptionally well for him or her. I will try to have my future students use these methods to understand what kind of learner they are."metacognitive skills work best when they are overlearned and can operate unconsciously."(Metacognitive Skills)
Works Cited
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
"Metacognitive Skills." Metacognitive Skills. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2015
