PSYC 101 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Essay 3 You be the Professor– Avishka Fernando 2023.docx

Essay 3: You be the Professor– Avishka Fernando

Avishka P. Fernando

School of Business, Liberty University

PSYC 101-C05: General Psychology

Professor Amy Conner

March 7th, 2022

Study Strategies to Use

To begin with, before we go into the strategies to help students learn, it is important we

understand the definition of learning. With that being said, our textbook says, “Learning is

defined as relatively permanent changes in behavior that result from experience but are not

caused by fatigue, maturation, drugs, injury, or disease” (George, 2021). Therefore, one thing I

would keep in mind is to keep stress to a minimal level during the learning process

Furthermore, regarding the studying strategies to be used, I would try to make the

seminar as practical as possible, as opposed to just theories and reading. I believe that

experience is the best teacher, therefore, requiring students to engage in actually using the

concepts studied about will help them better understand the material as well as lead to them

retaining the information. Another concept that I would use from the text would be the concept

of positive reinforcement; I believe providing the student with some type of reward for their

efforts will prove to be motivating in the learning process.

Lastly, I would try to reduce the fear of failure in the classroom, I believe that the fear of

failure is what keeps students from engaging in classroom conversations, therefore, I would

encourage students to speak up regardless of if they are sure of the answer or not, with no

negative consequences as a result of getting answers wrong. The Bible says, “Therefore

encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing” (1 Thes 5:11, ESV). The

Bible asks us to encourage one another, and I believe this instruction can be conveyed into the

classroom to build a sense of cohesion among students and help each one uplift one another.

Cautions of Multitasking

Moving on, when it comes to multitasking, I would teach my students the importance of

prioritizing tasks and time management. This should help them focus on one task at a time and

ensure that they still get everything done while avoiding the stress of multitasking.

Furthermore, the textbook says, “As people try to multitask, their cognitive resources get

“stretched” to their maximum ability, which interferes with performance as well as results in

more rapid fatigue” (George, 2021). I would inform my students about the consequence of

fatigue as a result of multitasking in order to discourage them from excessive amounts of it.

An article about multitasking says, “Giving your full attention to what you are doing will

help you do it better, with more creativity and fewer mistakes or missed connections” (Skerrett,

2012). The article tells us the benefits of performing one task at a time and thus I would convey

these benefits to students in order to encourage the aforementioned.

References

al, G. E. (2021). Introduction to Psychology from a Christian Worldview. Kendall Hunt

Publishing. https://libertyonline.vitalsource.com/books/9781792472152

Skerrett, P. J. (2012, January 7). Multitasking-a medical and mental hazard. Harvard Health.

Retrieved March 7, 2022, from https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/multitasking-

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%20multitasking%20increases,hind er%20problem%20solving%20and%20creativity.

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