EDP155: Understanding Learning Weekly Journal Topics for Assessment 2 ONE: Professionalism Write a 400 word summary of what you will do as a professional teacher. How do you think professionalism may impact on your teaching? What are the characteristics of professionalism and what do expert teachers know?

TWO: Cognition and Learning Discuss an instance in your every-day life where you may have failed to target ones 'zone of proximal development' to scaffold learning, which may have resulted in the person becoming confused and/or frustrated. While it is quite normal to have never heard of the term before, you may now be able to reflect back on one of the many 'lessons' you have given to friends, family or work colleagues and understand why it wasn't a complete success.

THREE: Behaviourism What are some strategies you can use as a teacher when faced with undesirable behaviour from students? Be sure to specify the behaviour as there are degrees of misbehaviour. Which forms of punishment do you feel should be avoided? Don't forget to make specific reference to your text book.

FOUR: Cognitive Learning Remembering large chunks of information can be challenging. Think about a time where you used encoding to help remember certain things and explain the process you used, and why it worked (or didn't work) according to the theory presented in the textbook.

FIVE: Constructing Knowledge One of the headings within chapter 8 says Meaningful Learning Occurs Within Real-World Tasks. Do you agree or disagree with that statement? There is a great deal of theory you can reflect upon within the chapter that can help in answering this question...

SIX: Motivation How will you keep your students motivated and engaged in your classroom?

SEVEN: Classroom Management Using what you have learned in this topic, describe how you will