Chapter 9 & 10

a)      I would define successful mastery of my lesson objectives from a behavioral view of learning when the students’ behavior or students’ learning aptitude exhibit changes or modifications to think or drive conclusion about a subject.  These chances are cause by some kind of environmental modification that I make as a teacher, or by stimuli that I identify as causing a positive effect on my students.  As behaviorism learning principle is based on association of stimuli-response experiences, I expect the changes observed on students to last long-term.

From the social cognitive view of learning I would define successful mastery of my lesson objective when I can arouse students’ learning from other by observation.  I can be made through my own modeling or other students’ modeling.  Students’ have to express a high level of persistent and compromise on achieve their individual goals.

b)      Considering my CSEL intervention case of study (High School Case of Study) definitely there are tools from the behaviorist view that either encouraging productive behaviors or discouraging undesirable behaviors.  In my case there is a group of students that id constantly out of task and disturbing those engaged in learning.  To improve such situation behavior tools, such as environmental changes or use of different stimuli could cause a positive effect on the students’ behavior plus a interest on learning.  Changes in environment could be as simple as changing assigned seat or as complex as modification of the entire classroom furniture and decoration.  And using stimulating task, authentic, creative, engaging task that could cause curiosity on the students increase their interest in participation.  Conversely, if those students engaged on learning demonstrate a self-efficacy and self-regulation attitude, out of task students can observe their peers behavior and how much they can achieve, causing a positive effect and pressure on them that direct those student to a better behavior or interest on learning by their own peers model (social cognitive effect).