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Trisha is a high school teacher at Durham College Preparator…

Trisha is a high school teacher at Durham College Preparatory school. Though the school has developed an excellent curriculum to prepare students for college, there are also major concerns like low classroom participation, low homework completion, cheating on assignments, and low standardized test scores. Trisha wants to learn how to best instill constructive behaviors among her students so that they can achieve their academic goals and ultimately pursue higher education. Can you help Trisha? Question Set 1: The first step is to explain the importance of understanding behavioral views of learning by answering the following questions, Answer each question. 1. Describe classical conditioning. 2. Share why classical conditioning is foundational to understanding the learning process? 3. How does classical conditioning compare to operant conditioning? Question Set 2: Continued. 1. Next provide Trisha some suggestions on how she can encourage students to participate in class using positive reinforcement through rewards. Then, give two (2) examples based on the different types of rewards she can use. 2. After that, explain how negative reinforcement might reduce the occurrence of unwanted behaviors from Trisha’s students. Provide an example. Question Set 3: 1. Briefly describe to Trisha how behaviorism (classical and operant conditioning) compares and contrasts from Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Learning theory. 2. Explain triadic reciprocal causality and why it is important when attempting to understand how students learn.  3. Then discuss why agency, self-efficacy, and self-regulation are important for teachers to develop in their students.  i) Explain to Trisha how she can use modeling to her students develop constructive (positive) learning habits.

Compare and contrast these artworks. You should describe the…

Compare and contrast these artworks. You should describe the visual and stylistic differences or similarities between the two works. Make sure to connect the two artworks to the period and region of their production ( eg. Italian High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Mannerist, etc.). Why do they look the way they do and why are they different? Your answer should be around 200 words. Be descriptive.   hall of mirrors.jpg                                      salon.jpg Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun, Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, France, 1678-84. with Germain Boffrand, Salon de la Princesse at Hotel de  Soubisse, Paris, France 1737-40. Source: Web Gallery of Art and http://locplam.blogspot.com/2012/11/salon-de-la-princess-germain-boffrand.html.