1. BEHAVIORISM By: Julie
Becker

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Points of Behaviorism
Theorist
Behaviorism in the Classroom
Behaviorism in My Classroom

3. BEHAVIORISM
Behaviorism is the prediction and control of
human behavior.
It is a theory of learning that focuses only on
observable behaviors.
There is no internal cognitive processing of
information.
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4. BEHAVIORISM
Behaviorism came into vogue during a time
period called Modernism.
There is no dividing line between man and
animal.
They both learn to behave through a system of
positive and negative rewards.
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5. BEHAVIORISM
Two types of learning associated with Behaviorism are:
Associative learning and Observational learning.
 Associative learning occurs when we make a
connection between two events.
 Observational learning takes place
when a person observes and imitates
another’s behavior .
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6. THEORIST
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
John B. Watson
Edwin Ray Guthrie
Murray Sidman
John B. Watson
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7. IVAN PAVLOV
Became famous for his behavioral
experiments with dogs.
Won the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1904.
He used conditioning to teach dogs to salivate
when he rang a bell.
Classic Conditioning
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8. CLASSROOM-TEACHER
 It is the teachers responsibility to create an
environment in which only appropriate behavior is
being reinforced.
 Spreadsheets, word processing software, and
interactive web-based practice programs.
 The incorporation of all the
above technologies into
classrooms can promote
success through behaviorist
techniques.
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9. CLASSROOM-STUDENT
Student assessment: taking
notes, reading, and reviewing their own work.
 Can cause behavioral change as well as study habits
outside of the classroom.
Practice resources using technology that they
can use outside of the classroom.
 From this, students will receive immediate
feedback, and allows them to change their answer to
the correct one.
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10. MY CLASSROOM
How I would conduct my classroom using the
Behaviorism Theory:
1. Use a teacher-led approach.
 Presentations and lectures
2. Break down learning into small task.
 Positive reinforcement
3. Use drills and memorization techniques.
 Used to help learn specific facts
4. Use behavior modification techniques.
 Ignores negative behavior, highlights the positive
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11. MY CLASSROOM
 In Operant Conditioning, students learn the
association between a behavior and a consequence.
 As a result, students learn to increase behaviors that
are followed by rewards, and decrease behaviors that
are followed by punishment.
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