1. Behaviorism
By: Melissa,
Alyssa,
Kelly,
Ana,
Satina B.
Bridget

2. What is Behaviorism?
• This theory is the prediction and control of
human behavior in which introspection
and/or independent thinking play no
essential part of its teaching methods
• Behaviorists' see no dividing line between
man and animal

3. Key People
• Ivan Pavlov
o Behavioral experiments with dogs
o Classic Conditioning - natural reflex
that occurs in response to a stimulus
• B.F. Skinner
o Operant Conditioning- learning in
which behavior is shaped through
reinforcement of
stimulus-response patterns
o Used Pigeons

4. Key People Continued
• Albert Bandura
o Social Learning
o Focus on motivational factors
and self-regulatory mechanisms
o Believed in Observational
modeling- watching something
and then mimicking the
observed behavior

5. Key Points
• Behaviorism does not take internal or mental factors
into account, only external behavior.
• The theory revolves around the idea that any and all
behavior can be explained and influenced in terms of
rewards and punishments.
• Operant Conditioning: Ones behavior can be
influenced by the consequences of that behavior. If
the behavior is rewarded, it will increase. If the
behavior is punished, it will decrease.

6. What the Teacher does?
• In the Behaviorist classroom a teacher will use a
reinforcement or reward to get students involved.
Example:
Mrs. G asks the class, "Who is the President?" and
whoever answers gets a Snickers.
• Offering rewards for a child such as candy or a better
grade gets the child interested in the subject.
• They have extrinsic goals, they study harder in order
to earn a better grade not because they enjoy
studying.

7. Technology
• Technology is used as a fast reward.
• Students who answer questions online
receive immediate feedback.
• When the answer is correct a student gets a
positive response, either verbally or visually
on the computer.
• They can also see this when playing games
on the computer through the music and
getting on to the next level in a game.

8. What the Students Do?
• As we have seen before, Behaviorism can be
thought of as a form of classroom
management.
• Behaviorists believe that if teachers provide
positive reinforcement, or rewards,
whenever students perform a desired
behavior, they will learn to perform the
behavior on their own.

9. What the Students Do
Continued..
For example:
As we saw on previous slides Mrs. G given
a snicker to the student that response the
answer. Next time Mrs. G will have more
students trying to answer the question as
they want to be rewarded too.
• Students like to be recognize and reward
for all of good action they have done.

10. Behaviorism in the Terms of Our
Own Teaching
• Behaviorism in the class receives almost instant
gratification to the student who is showing desired
behavior which makes it very useful in teaching.
• This method of teaching is apparent in almost all
classroom environments, from tickets earned for good
behavior used to purchase things in a school store to
extra time on a computer for completing an assignment
with time to spare.
• The best part is that students don't realize they are
being coerced to become better students academically
and socially. They enjoy this type of learning
environment.

11. Behaviorism in the Terms of Our
Own Teaching Cont..
• Parents also enjoy knowing their child is being
rewarded for excellence in the classroom. A parent
can become prideful when their child earned 30
tickets that month and purchased a reward with it on
their own.
• The student will brag of their performance at home.
• This kind of reward system can also second as an
evaluation to see which students are understanding
the content being taught and their classroom
involvement.

12. References
Learning Theories Knowledgebase (2012, November).
Behaviorism at Learning-Theories.com. Retrieved
November 16th, 2012 from http://www.learning-
theories.com/behaviorism.html
Shelly, G.B., Gunter, G.A., & Guter,
R.E.(2012).Teachers discovering computers integrating
technology in a connected world. Boston:Course
Technology, Cengage Learning.
Sadker, D. M.,& Zittleman,K. R.(2012). Teachers,schools
& society brief introduction to education. United States:
McGraw-Hill Companies.

13. Image Sources
Ivan Pavlov.Wikipedia. Retreved November 17, 2012,
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Pavlov
B. F. Skinner.Wikipedia.Retreved November 17,2012,
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner
Boeree,C.G.(1998).Albert Bandura.Personality
Theories.Retreved November 17, 2012, from
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/perscontents.html
Classroom Clipart. Retrieved November 17,2012, from
http://classroomclipart.com