Reflection On The Smarter Measure

This class has taught me many things but the most important part of it was taking this Smarter Measure assignment the results brought so many things to life and I realized what I needed to fix in my learning side of things and where I can be better at. And I feel like I scored pretty fair on the life factors I felt like I did pretty good but there were some bad thing in there that I still really need to work on to better myself not only as a learner but just as a person as well. There is a quote from the book on page 312 "A reinforcement is a form of learning is a consequence that increases the probability that a behavior will occur." This was a very big quote that I took out of the whole semester only because I completely agree with it and honestly I feel like the scores on the smarter Measure would have been so much better had I had a reward or something waiting for me at the end. Things are very powerful to people now a days we can’t …show more content…
One last quote from the text that really help me see the difference in learning was on page 177, it states, "The ability to think critically and to make effective life decisions is shaped by many factors, including our stage of cognitive development, the possession of good analytical communication, and research skills and such characteristics as open-mindedness, flexibility, and creativity." This one was a little long but it made a great point of view on critical thinking and how best to use it I know I struggle when I am doing any school work and it’s something that I really need to start working on but this was all about decisions and how they are shaped by critical thinking. And that really stuck out to me because not only does your mind control your decisions but also your behavior this was my favorite leaning theory because it has the ability to control almost anything it