#sociallearningtheory

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The Social Learning Theory, or also known as Observational Learning (or Modeling),  is “the theory that we learn social behavior (e.g., aggression) by observing others & imitating them.”  

(Source: Aronson, Wilson & Akert, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: The Heart and the Mind, © 1994)

Media effects - see something you will imitate, how we are affected by what we consume

Moral Panics - something gets so much media exposure creates fear

Censorship

(When you see violence or sex think MEDIA EFFECTS, MORAL PANICS AND CENSORSHIP, we live in a media saturated world)

Springhall says fear of new technology because challenges existing norms

If new technology allows individual to have a lot of power like expose government then e.g. 10 downing street website

Jamie Bulgar case – why did they do this? Children play video games is an assumption = media effects – impossible to prove cause because so many other texts, media saturated world, result? Stricter age restrictions

‘The Interview’ – marketing can affect Sony hack, how media influences those who consume texts, if something is censored makes you want to watch it

Social learning theory *Bandura, bobo doll – viewers learn from media consumption

Gerbner disagrees – one could be desensitized to violence but still be appalled by it

Cultivation theory – the more time we spend watching TV the more we end up feeling like we live in an imaginary world and TV is the main source of storytelling e.g. texts cultivates…

Heavy viewers overexposed to more violence and affected by the Mean World Syndrome

The more time we spend watching TV the more likely to believe we live in a social reality

Overuse of TV is creating a homogenous and fearful audience

Anderson & Grill – games played link to aggressive behavior because they encourage aggressive behavior by rewarding players with rewards

Criticism:

Audiences are treated as passive whereas today we know that audiences are very active

Also the focus is not mainly on adults but venerable groups like adolescents

How does the social learning theory philosophy affect classroom management?

Teachers need to always keep in mind that "children learn through watching others and imitating positive role models in their environment is core to much early childhood teaching" and that "social rules and behaviors are caught and not taught" (MacNaughton 33)

Teachers need to provide ample opportunities for children to observe what they are modeling and give students time to remember and practice it

Teachers need to make sure they are a good role model for their students

How does the social learning theory philosophy affectdiversity and inclusive classroom?

Social learning theory influences young children to learn social rules through the culture they live in

Manipulating a child's environment creates the desired gender role outcomes (MacNaughton 35)

This theory allows teachers the opportunity to create equal opportunity policies

Rests on the principle that social roles and behaviors are caught and not taught.

To learn children need to be able to attend to a social role model, remember what they have done and be able to reproduce it and be motivated to do so.

Need to show children positive role models from literature and everyday life.

A HUGE part of cirriculum and academics for social learning theory is being a good model. If we present ourselves as positive and enjoyable role models that will create a stronger bond.

"Do not have to directly teach what they want the child to know."

"The next part of the exercise, which takes longer than fifteen minutes, is to systematically reconsider what we do with children, our day-to-day practices, in light of these long-term goals (Kohn 161)."

Assertive Discipline is (to allow teachers to engage students in the learning process uninterrupted by the students’ misbehavior) highly ineffective

Social Learning Theory causes children to learn passively, or through reinforcement

"First, teachers themselves are often judged on the basis of whether their students sit quietly and obey (MacNaughton 163)."