Educational Psychology:

Case Study

By: Bernie Mack

General Background o Name: Zerek

o Age: Twenty three

o Ethnicity: African-American

o Gender: Male

o Originally From: Senatobia,

Mississippi

o Currently Living In: Hawaii

o Employer: United States Army

o Occupation: Soldier and Stryker

Mechanic

o Social Economic Class: Middle

Class

o Education: High School Graduate

of Coldwater High School

o Primary Language: English

o Hobbies: Playing Basketball and

Xbox 360. Spending time with

Family and Friends.

Preparing Fried Rice... Content Area: Culinary Arts

Unit or Topic: Cooking

Grade Level: Adult

Standard: Prepare a specific dish by following a recipe.

(Note – This standard was created by the author)

Benchmark: At the end of this lesson, my Case Study will be able to prepare fried

rice.

(Note – This benchmark was created by the author)

Performance standard specific to assessment-

Case Study will prepare (do) a product, such as fried rice, by following a recipe.

Chopping vegetables and meat. Frying vegetables and meat. FINAL PRODUCT!!! :)

Following a Recipe.

How was it?!?

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Teaching Strategy

and Learning Theory

Teaching Strategy: The main teaching strategy that I used

throughout my lesson was modeling.

Modeling is when an individual’s thinking,

behavior or emotions occur by observing

another individual/model. To help my case

study learn, I modeled each step of the

fried rice recipe, so that my case study

could observe and imitate my actions.

Learning Theory: The main learning theory that I used throughout my

lesson was social cognitive learning theory. Social

Cognitive Learning Theory emphasizes modeling

and observation for influencing behaviors. Through

this theory, my case study was able to pay attention,

retain information while staying motivated and

perform the necessary steps for preparing fried rice.

Yum!

Why My Teaching

Strategy Worked Best!

My teaching strategy worked best because my case study was

able to learn by observing a model.

Through observational learning, my case study was able to

build his self-efficacy (If she can do it, I can do it!).

In addition, my case study performed all modeled actions

because he believed that it would result in a delicious pot of

fried rice!