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A BIOECOLOGICAL MODEL
Categories in the learner’s social context
Authoritative
Permissive
Rejecting
Sternberg, R. J. & Williams, W. M. (2002). Educational Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Woolfolk, A. (2010). Educational Psychology (11th Ed). Columbus: Merrill.
The Mesosystem
Cultural influences
These include nationality, SES, gender, faith
Macrosystem
Activity #1
Use the descriptors of Sarah’s life to check your
understanding of Bronfenbrenner’s theory by
identifying each and then attaching it to the correct
system on the front board.
Activity #2
Someone from your group should read aloud the
scenario found in your folder. Then discuss together
which system this represents.
Developing a sense of self
An individual’s knowledge
and beliefs about self