The Role of Models in the Acquisition of Knowledge

This model is a necessary condition for the development of human knowledge. These are ways to make it simpler and easier to understand the implementation of specific tasks, including knowledge of various fields. When a way of achieving the way of thinking and goals becomes common, other people in the community will adopt it. Thus, when thinking methods become the dominant way of other methods, it becomes a pattern. For example, we can consider mathematical equations, scientific methods, and our lifestyle, that is, fields that follow different models.

The social learning theory mainly develops knowledge acquiring or learning process directly related to model observation. The model can be a model of interpersonal mimicry or media source. Effective modeling teaches general rules and strategies to deal with various situations (Bandura, 1988). As a result of observation, individual observers can be affected in two different ways. If the observer sees that the behavior of other people involved in the social situation is being punished, a suppressive effect, that is, an aggressive punishment action occurs. Elimination of suppression, positive enhancement is when people are admired, observers learn from it and imitate it (Miller, 2005). Alternative reinforcement states that the observer expects results similar to his / her imitative behavior, rather than expecting actual rewards or penalties, allowing these effects to be effective

The social learning theory proposed by Albert Bandura (1971) is a cognitive and behavioral learning theory. It distinguishes between acquisition and execution of knowledge and skills. Social learning theory emphasizes that people often acquire the ability to perform specific skills by observing specific models. A model can be an action, a picture or an oral. The learning process (learning) from the model is cognitive and is done through psychological coding and organization. It happens before the learner actually shows the ability to perform skills (Kinlaw, 1989). Before actually getting the opportunity to play, people often "learn" skills and rehearse their performance mentally. Social learning theory also emphasizes that behavior and performance are part of the learning process and its performance is combined with feedback and enhancement to improve skill development.

In the skill acquisition model of Fitts (1954), we gradually understand what the observed skills make up. Attention in this process is very important to master skills. In this process you divide the skills you need to master into parts and understand how these parts are combined as a whole in order to execute the task correctly. The way in which these parts are organized by individuals is called a pattern. Patterns are important in leading the collection process, and metacognition represents how an individual chooses a pattern.