Chapter 9
- How would you define successful mastery of your lesson objectives from a behavioral view of learning?
According
to the behaviorist principle of operant conditioning, learning takes place when
the subject forms an association between a stimulus and a consequential
response. Since behaviors should be observable and measurable, I would define
successful mastery of lesson objectives in the following terms: when a student
is able to form accurate and desired connections between ideas and concepts in
a way that is measurable using an assessment method.
- Consider your CSEL intervention case study. Are there tools from a behaviorist view for either encouraging productive behaviors or discouraging undesirable behaviors that you could apply to the case? What are they?
One
of the behavioral issues included in my CSEL intervention case study involves
the unpermitted use of cell phones during class. By using methods of punishment
and reinforcement, I could attempt to end this issue. One strategy would be to
give students who are breaking the cell phone policy an additional homework
assignment in order to discourage their using the cell phone in class. This is
an example of positive punishment (adding something to discourage a behavior).
This might be my first step. After this, I would reinforce the student’s
discontinued use of the cell phone by taking away a portion of the next night’s
assigned homework. This is an example of negative reinforcement (taking
something undesirable away to encourage/continue a desired behavior).
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