Observational Learning

Introduction

Learning involves a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience. The function of morality is to provide behavioral guidelines to individuals. As such, the concept of morality involves moral conduct, moral reasoning, and moral emotions. Through the psychology of learning, teachers can teach children good morals and behavior through observation, whereby the students learn by watching, listening, touching, and smelling. Therefore, learning happens through motivation, reproduction, retention, and attention whereby the teacher acts as a role model to the children by demonstrating the preferable behavior (Nucci, Krettenauer & Narváez, 2008).

Teachers are in a unique position to influence children for several hours each day of school. As such, they can easily instill positive qualities of morality and behavior, for example, fairness, leadership, stability, emotional intelligence,

As such, they tend to learn too much from their teachers, who act as a moral compass. Teachers instill moral behavior in children by establishing mentorship approaches in the classroom. As a result, the children can develop an enthusiasm for desirable behavior by observation (Nucci et al., 2008). Such experiences when brought to the classroom enhance the level of trust and interest in learners. Through observation, the teacher can easily guide the direction of learning.

Children learn by observation through attention whereby they pay attention to what is happening around them as influenced by the teacher as a role model. As such, the learners will take what interests them or what they identify with. Further, students will learn by retention recognize and remember the desirable behavior at a later date. The teacher should be able to cultivate motivation in the learners through reinforcement or punishment.

Role of a Teacher as a Moral