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= __//**SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY**//__ =

__ALBERT BANDURA (BORN DECEMBER 4th 1925, MUNDARE, ALBERTA, CANADA)__

During my research into Bandura's Social Learning Theory, I found there are certain areas that relate to various aspects of my job teaching Functional Skills here at RAF Cosford. One of his observations is best understood through the following quote:

"//In society children are surrounded by many influential models, such as parents within the family, characters on children’s TV, friends within their peer group and teachers at school. Theses models provide examples of masculine and feminine behavior to observe and imitate."//

It is this observation I can relate to the most, as the students I deal with on a day to day basis are basically part of a pack. Each pack comes under the heading of a trade and course number. Within this course there are various different characters, they can be influential to the learning of the rest of the class, be it good or bad. This is where I find Bandura's Social Learning theory observed at its best. The teacher is watched by the whole class and whatever situation occurs within lessons, whether it be disruptive, or positive, the students will observe the actions of the teacher, whether it be reinforcement, or punishment. The student will also take into account of what happens to other people when deciding whether or not to copy someone’s actions. This is known as Vicarious Reinforcement.

Four main factors which can produce effective modelling are:

1. Attention.

2. Retention.

3. Reproduction.

4. Motivation.

There are various other Behaviorist Theories that can be followed and information on these can also be obtained from the website on the link below.

If you would like to know more about Albert bandura and his Social Learning theory, why not visit this link:[]

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__//**SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis**//__ Here is a free template to help anyone out with your SWOT Analysis: []



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