I believe that the Behaviorist Theory is evident in most of the instructional strategies discussed this week in the resources. The homework and effort activities correlate working hard the desired behavior with success, the reward. The activity also associates now working hard the undesired behavior with failing, punishment. The reward and punishment are all part of the behaviorist theory. Also the use of media such as games provides immediate feedback for the child in the activity that they are engaged in with by providing correct responses desired behavior with chants, reward or redirecting them back to review the incorrect response, punishment. All of these activities display a form of behaviorist theory some are more noticeable than other but all display the basic belief that the immediate response to a students work correct or incorrect makes a difference in their learning.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008). Program four. Behaviorist Learning Theory [Motion picture]. Bridging learning theory, instruction and technology. Baltimore: Author.
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Amber,
ReplyDeleteDo you think the immediate response makes a difference in their learning? And, do you try any of these specific activites in your classroom?
Jennifer
Amber,
ReplyDeleteLike Jennifer, I too am curious if you utilize the types of activities that follow the behaviorist theories you spoke about in your classroom. I If you do use games or lessons to reinforce your students' learning, what types of activities do your students enjoy the most or learn the most from?
I realize the positive outcomes of using immediate feedback, I DEFINITELY need to be better about letting my students know how they are doing and why they were successful or why they need to continue to study or work through content material. In history classes some instructors have students memorize dates, battles, important people's names, etc. so drill and practice would be ideal for these bits of knowledge. Do you think that there is a way to give immediate feedback to students if a teacher is trying to reinforce thinking processes and logic rather than simple facts?
Thank you,
Courtney