CHANEL JEMMOTT

Behaviorism In the Classroom

Behaviorism

Behaviorism is the prediction and control of human behavior in which introspection and/or independent thinking play no essential part of its teaching methods.

Conditioning occurs through interaction with environment.

Behavior can be studied in a systematic and observable manner with no consideration of internal mental states.

Behaviorism

Classical Conditioning: A technique used in behavioral training in which a naturally occurring stimulus is paired with a response.

Operant Conditioning: A method of learning that happens through rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.

Ivan Pavlov(1849-1936)

Pavlov's Dog'sExperiment involving

classical conditioning where when food was presented a bell rang the dog produced saliva and after the dog was able to produce saliva with no presence of food and just the stimulus of the bell.

B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

Skinner's experiment involved operant conditioning

Skinner's dancing pigeons

Positive and negative reinforcement

Albert Bandura (1925-)

Father of cognitivist movement

Social Cognitive Theory: Social Learning

Acquire behavior thorough observation and then imitation

Behaviorism in the classroom?

Computer program feedback

Visual and Auditory feedback

Behaviorism in the classroom?

Physical Rewards Positive language

feedback

How behaviorism helps the students?

Helps continue good behavior

Helps exterminated unfavorable behaviors

Benefits in my own classroom

Creates long life skillsKeep children under

controlCreates organization

and fluidity in the classroom