Social Learning

Hello, everyone. My name is Malika

Reyes

and my presentation is on social learning.

Please note that this is an interactive presentation.

So you are able to click on some of the hyperlinks included in each slide.

Social learning is the process of acquiring information,

knowledge and skills through observation and imitation of others.

This term is often used to describe how humans

learn from each other in a social environment.

Social learning can occur in many different contexts

including formal education and informal interactions with friends,

family members and peers.

Albert Bender's social learning theory is based on his belief

that humans are born with a capacity for observational learning

that we have an innate ability to imitate behaviors we observe in others.

He believes that this process of observational learning can be used to explain how

we learn everything from language to complex

skills like playing musical instruments or sports.

Ur's theory of social learning is based on

the premise that humans are active information processors

and think about the relationship between their behavior and its consequences,

observational learning in which an individual observes the behavior

of a model and imitates it is fundamentally social.

However,

cognitive processes must be involved for this type of learning to take place

mental factors such as an individual's personality,

motivation level and beliefs about what is proper behavior

can either encourage or hinder the learning process.

So just observing someone else's behavior does not

mean a person will immediately copy it.

Some people decide whether to imitate based on these mental factors.

This pondering is called the meditation process

and takes place between observing the behavior or the

stimulus and deciding to imitate or not copy that behavior

or the response.

The four meditation processes proposed by Bandera

are attention retention, reproduction and motivation.

Attention is the first step in the process of learning,

the learner must be able to focus on the material

being presented in order to retain it and later reproduce.

It.

Retention refers to the ability to store information

in the mind over time.

This may be short term

or long term

reproduction is when a learner learns new information

and then applies it in an appropriate manner.

For example, if you wanted to learn how to drive a car,

you would need to practice driving.

So you could reproduce your knowledge of how a car works

and how best to operate one safely under various circumstances.

Motivation is what drives people to learning something or doing something.

In this case,

it's a desire for knowledge or skill development that motivates

people toward learning new things at work or school.

The brain is a complex system of interconnected structures,

each with distinct functions, but also interacting with one another.

To coordinate our various behaviors and mental processing

cognition refers to all processes involved

in acquiring knowledge about the world,

including attention, memory and executive function.

In typical cognitive functioning,

memory and learning is the most apparent role

in the cognition plays in everyday life.

When a child is born, they possess all the functions of the brain but not the skills.

The skill acquisition process is dependent

on environmental and biological factors.

The cerebral cortex, hippocampus and Amygdala are essential to learning skills.

In a typical childhood and adolescence,

Children are able to learn at an astonishing rate.

They are frequently able to learn complex

techniques with extreme position and accuracy.

Imitation is a major component of learning in these developmental stages.

But they also begin to discover how to vary tasks through an experimentation.

A child's ability to learn through imitation and repetition

is due in part to their capacity for abstraction which allows them to take

one step and repeat it over again without having to understand the entire process.

For example,

they can learn how to ride a bike by watching someone else ride one

first and they're repeating what they see until they have mastered it themselves.

Children also have a natural inclination towards problem solving

due to their desire for independence from their parents.

When presented with an obstacle or challenge,

Children will try different strategies until they find one that works for them.

Even if it's simply trial and error.

Social learning at its core

is students learning by watching and imitating others.

Individuals with typical neurodevelopment,

begin social learning before they are a year old.

Babies are learning to eat, walk and talk by imitating parents,

siblings and others around them.

Classrooms are the best conductors of social

learning because the learner now has peers,

individuals with diverse skill levels, backgrounds and relationships.

Having peers enriches the social learning experience.

The most common teaching strategy

in classrooms is I do we do

you do?

In other words,

the teacher models the student imitate cooperatively with their peers.

Then students individually demonstrate mastery of the behavior

dysfunction in learning can be defined as a

situation where a student's ability to learn is impaired

learning disabilities are the most common type of dysfunction in learning.

These disabilities can affect any aspect of learning, including reading,

writing, speaking, listening, organizational skills,

memory skills or math skills

dysfunction can be caused by a variety of factors.

And the resulting dysfunction can be related

to a person's thought process or behavior

in this context. We are discussing social learning.

Again.

Social learning is the process by which people learn from others,

whereby one observes someone performing an action

and then imitates that action.

For example, if a child is exposed to an adult who models violent behavior

and then acts on that behavior,

the child may imitate what they see

and learn that violence is an appropriate way to solve problems.

This could be considered dysfunction in the sense

that it does not meet the child's needs

for healthy development or provide them with a good role model for how to behave.

This can be seen through an example of the Bobo

doll experiment

in Bandera social learning theory.

He discusses how Children learn aggression by watching

others behave aggressively and then imitating those behaviors.

He used the bubble doll experiment as an example of this.

He found that Children learned from watching adults who

acted aggressively towards a doll and then imitated their behavior

when they were given the opportunity to play with the doll themselves

to further delve into dysfunction and social learning theory.

I use the example of Children with autism.

When an individual has autism, they might have trouble interacting with others.

Dysfunction and social learning theory

occurs when an individual's behavior does not

match the expectations of their environment.

Autism is a disorder that causes people to

have difficulty with social interaction and communication.

It is also characterized by repetitive behaviors and narrow interests.

In the case of autism.

The deficit is acquired through a combination

of genetic factors and environmental influences.

This is manifested in impaired social skills and communication

abilities which can be treated through behavioral therapy.

In terms of social learning theory,

autism can be considered dysfunctional if it causes the individual to

have difficulty communicating with others and

understanding the intentions of others.

This can be a result of their inability to correctly

interpret the facial cues and body languages of other people.

In terms of treatment for autism.

Using social learning theory,

it's important to remember that this type of intervention does

not focus on treating any particular behavior or symptom.

It focuses instead on helping people learn how

to function better within society as a whole.

As such treatment for autism uses social learning theory

might include things like teaching specific

skills like communication and social interaction,

teaching coping strategies for dealing with stress,

providing opportunities for goal oriented activities and so forth.

Social learning theory can be used as treatment

for autism because autistic Children often don't understand

social cues or body language well enough to

interpret what other people are doing or thinking.

In other words,

they have trouble learning from others

experiences because they aren't able to make

inferences about those experiences in the same way that neurotypical Children do.

This means that parents should take care not only when

teaching their autistic Children basic skills like walking or talking,

but also when teaching them how to interact socially with other people,

this can be done through modeling,

showing them what it looks like when someone

walks down the street or talks to another person

and frequent repetition so that these behaviors become second nature.

One example of social learning theory

being applied to autism would be using modeling techniques to teach

an autistic child how to interact with other people socially,

a parent might model appropriate behavior for the child by smiling

at them when they say something nice or playing with them.

When they show affection towards another person,

the parent can then reinforce his behavior by

giving positive reinforcement when the child performs correctly,

such as giving hugs or negative reinforcement.

When the child does not perform correctly, such as removing toys,

practical application of social learning can

be observed and applied in classrooms.

And for students with special disabilities,

social learning for students with disabilities can be more difficult.

The manifestation of the disability can make it

seem like the student is not paying attention,

does not care would rather be defined instead

of compliant does not understand social cues,

et cetera.

It depends on each student's individual needs.

So much of special education is based on the individual learners and their needs.

Small groups are the simplest and most common way to address this.

It is relatively easy to do in both the inclusion and self contained classroom.

Teachers can design groups by students who are having

the same difficulties and are on similar levels.

The teacher can then bring a couple of students in

who can demonstrate the desired behavior and are good listeners.

A few more ways of social learning can be achieved

are through social stories followed by peer modeling Gamification,

which is a group activity where the students have to work together to win

peer mentoring where

which is a program that is designed to

pair a special education student with a normal student

and build lifelong friendships by pairing them together every year through

high school or unless one of them or both move,

the social learning goes both ways.

In this instance, for the special education student,

they learn to participate in meaningful activities with

their normal peers and adjust to social norms.

The typical learning grows in their

understanding of inclusion of those with diversities

or a special education student where they are,

whether they are in an inclusion or self contained environment,

they want to be doing the same things they see their typical peers doing.

Therefore, social learning is a great tool to use,

especially when talking about social skills.

Specifically,

a successful way to see this is through pe sports tends to be difficult for

special education students who unders to understand

because of the rules of the sports.

When the student is in pe class with typical peers,

they are less confused about the rules and more focused

on mimicking them and having fun while doing so.

Takeaway for social learning is that social learning is

a way to learn through observation and imitation.

It can be a powerful way to learn as it allows

you to watch others perform tasks and then mimic their actions.

In order to achieve the same results.

The function of social learning is to teach humans how to

interact with one another in a way that promotes good outcomes.

For all involved.

It allows us to learn from the experiences

of others and avoid making mistakes ourselves,

which saves time and energy.

This has several key benefits.

You can learn from people who have more experience than you do

in that particular area of expertise.

If you want to become a great tennis player, for example,

watching someone play the sport can help you develop your game.

Social learning also helps us make connections between what we're seeing

and what we've learned in the past or heard about.

So that we can more easily understand how things work together.

Social learning is often faster than others forms

of learning such as reading or listening.

This means that if you have limited time available

for education or training on a certain topic,

then social learning may be better suited for your needs

than traditional methods like reading books or attending lectures,

workshops

where they are long breaks between activities or presentations.

However,

there are also some drawbacks associated with social learning.

It can lead us to mimic behaviors that are

harmful or destructive such as violence or discrimination.

It can also cause us to conform too closely to what other people want us to do

rather than taking into account our own needs

of interest

attached are the list of references I used for this presentation.

I did not include the picture references.

Those are all hyperlinked with each picture.

Otherwise it would be too many and extremely crowded on this slide.

But if you do have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you for listening to my presentation. Have a good day.

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