#9

I think both self-efficacy and self-regulation play a very important role in the case involving Lisa. It's possible that Lisa is acting out of turn because she does not have high self-efficacy. As her teacher, it is important that I help her to be more confident. I think an efficient way to go about this is to use reinforcement. I would praise her every time I observed her behaving or doing work well. I think with young kids, stickers also work very well. They get excited their work/behavior was good enough to earn them a sticker, and then they become motivated for it to happen again.

Self-regulation definitely plays a role in regards to Lisa. I've found that when working with kids with behavior problems, the best thing to do is to have them fill out a self-monitoring chart. There could be different categories like "working with others, doing fair share of work, raising hand, etc." and for each category, she would choose how she behaved by choosing a smiley face, neutral face, or a sad face. At the end of the activity, I would look it over to make sure she wasn't just giving herself all smileys. I would also know if she was lying, since I would be monitoring around the classroom. Then I would ask her what she thinks she did well, and what she may need to work on. And then I would ask her how she thinks she could improve, so she realizes that she is in control of her actions.

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