2.  What is Behaviorism?
 Who are the Theorists of Behaviorism?
 How is it Used/Observed in the Classroom?
 My Classroom Integration of Behaviorism.

3.  Theory of learning
 “All behaviors are acquired through
conditioning”
 Conditioning
occurs through interactions with
the environment
2 types of conditioning

4. Types of Conditioning
 Classical Conditioning:
 natural reflex that occurs in response to a stimulus
 Operant Conditioning:
 learning is a result of positive/negative
reinforcements and punishments

5. Operant Conditioning
 Positive reinforcement:
 Add something to increase desired behavior
 Negative reinforcement:
 Remove something to increase desired
behavior
 Positive punishment:
 Add something to decrease undesired behavior
 Negative punishment:
 Remove something to decrease undesired
behavior

6.  Ivan Pavlov
 B.F. Skinner
 Edward Thorndike
 John B. Watson
 Clark Hull
 Albert Bandura

7. .
o Born September 14,1849
o Died February 27, 1936
o Researched physiology and digestion
o Won Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1904
o Became famous for behavioral experiments with
dogs
o Used classical conditioning to teach dogs to
salivate when he rang a bell

8.  Positive Reinforcements
 Commending student on correct answer
 Praising students to their parents
 Stickers on good assignments
 Picking students as “special helpers” for good
behavior
 Prizes for good behavior
 Positive Punishments
 Behavioral contracts
 Detention

9. .
 Negative Reinforcements
 Making final exam optional (with appropriate
grades)
 Lowest grade gets dropped
 Homework pass
 Negative Punishments
 Taking away recess
 No talking

10.  Behaviorism will be used in my classroom to…
 Increase good behavior
 Decrease bad behavior
 Help push students to excellence
 It is important to reward students who…
 Are on task
 Improve
 Excel

11.  It is important to discipline students who…
 Disrupt the class
 Are off task
 Are not trying their hardest
 Techniques I will use
 Prizes/rewards for students
 Constructive/positive feedback
 Revoke privileges for misbehaving students

12. Information found from…
 http://psychology.about.com/od/behavi
oralpsychology/f/behaviorism.htm
 http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.p
hp?title=Behaviorism#Educational_Implic
ations
 Teacher’s Discovering Computers
Integrating Technology in a Connected
World Seventh Edition