I am doing well at keeping up on my homework and assignments (somehow I missed this one though). It has been one of my goals to keep up on the work load for this class in order to not fall behind and so I can develop an understanding of topics to follow.
What are you not doing well?
After completing the second exam in the testing center, I was surprised that I did not do as well as I initially thought that I had. I had a difficult time distinguishing theorists from each other. Though I feel that I understood the topics, I should have spent some extra time on who developed which theories and then I would have been able to differentiate them much better.
Are you making sufficient progress on your goals?
I have room for improvement with my goals. I feel that I have not taken as much time as I should in order to fully understand the concepts being taught in this class. My goals are to develop a greater understanding of educational psychology in order to implement its teachings in my classroom. After taking the second exam, I feel that I need to study and apply these theories more in order to develop a sense of why they are important and how I can implement them into my teaching.
List specific things you need to change in order to meet your goals.
- I need to spend more time studying when doing my study guides, not just fill them out
- Reflect on how these theories will help me in my future classroom
- Differentiate theorists and theories from one another
- Focus on mastery, not performance goals.
I am focusing on mastery goals but I feel that I need to do a better job of actually carrying out those goals. In order to reach my mastery goals I need to focus on the list above in order to accomplish my goals more effectively. I want to use the information I am learning in this class when I have my own class to teach. My motivation is pretty high and I will continue to work hard and the time to fully understand the concepts being taught in class.
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