As an Educator You Will Need to Gain Knowledge About

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Essay

As an educator you will need to gain knowledge about a student's cognitive capabilities, family/cultural backgrounds and influences, and learning histories. Why is this knowledge important and how will you acquire it?

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Definitions:

Self-Actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, often considered to be a driving motivation in humans.

Ivan Pavlov

was a Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly his experiments with dogs, demonstrating the learning process that came to be known as Pavlovian conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.