1. S OCIAL L EARNING T HEORY VS. C ONVERSATION T HEORY Mona Bashaweeh EDUC 385 Dr. Kevin Pyatt

2. Founded by Albert Bandura. This theory is based on learning through:  observing.  imitating others.  modeling the behavior of others Social Learning Theory

3. Bandura suggests many steps in the modeling process:  Attention: the observer first must pay attention.  Retention: the observer must be able to remember the behavior that has been observed.  Reproduction: the observer has to be able to replicate the action.  Motivation: reinforcement and punishment which mean students can learn by seeing what others are rewarded or punished for.

4. Bandura turned his attention to:  self-efficacy: People like to model behaviors when they feel they are able to execute those behaviors successfully “high self-efficacy”  self-regulation: That mean when you have your own ideas and organize yourself to learn. In a set of well known experiments, called the "Bobo doll" Bandura showed that children 3-6 years would change their behavior by watching others.

5. Developed by Gordon Pask. The important ideas:  learning through conversations.  sharing discussions with someone else.  The main method of learning is "teachback" one person teaches another what they have learned. Conversation Theory.

6. Conversations can be conducted at a number of different levels:  natural language: discussion between two students about what they did on the weekend.  object languages: discussion between two students about how to create an email.  meta language: a student telling another student about what they learned in the lesson.

7. Pask suggests two different types of learning strategies:  Serialists: progress through a structure in a sequential fashion.  Holists: look for higher order relations. For students to learn a topic, they must learn the relationships between the concepts. For teachers, students are different in the types of learning they prefer, so a clear explanation of the topic helps student understanding.

8. CriteriaSocial Learning TheoryConversation Theory Teaching method Observing and modeling others behavior. sharing discussion with someone Instruction Emphasis Individually Group Focus on StudentStudents and teachers Ease of Use Easy