- Strategies to use when considering controlling behaviors of students was the biggest idea I took out of this chapter. Such strategies would include things like punishment, reinforcement, praise-and-ignore technique, and time-out technique to name a few. Most of the chapter the authors talked about the importance of using these strategies to keep students in line and molding them into the best students possible. They were also helpful in discussing ideas for teachers for a way to keep the class unified such as the praise of those who did things well and ignoring inappropriate behaviors of others.
- One of the topics that I do need a little clarification on though is the concepts of negative reinforcement and punishment. I feel as if they are the same thing, but I don't think they necessarily are. Can someone just help to clarify the difference for me?
- "Change the environment, change the behavior" to me means that if something isn't going the way you are expecting it to, then change the things surrounding you. In the classroom if students are being rowdy and disruptive and antzy then I believe maybe taking them for a short walk (introducing them to a scene) even if for only a few minutes can change the way they are acting. Also creating a supportive and caring environment instead of a demanding and unsupportive environment can change students behavior as well to allow them to really experience school in a positive way and create an atmosphere where they feel welcome sharing their thoughts and feelings freely.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Behaviorism~ Blog Post 1
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Negative punishments and negative reinforcements both refer to taking something away. An example of a negative reinforcement is to take away something that the children do not enjoy, such as taking away homework or an extra class assignment. A reinforcement is kind of like a reward. An example of negative punishment is taking away something that the children do enjoy, such as taking away recess.
ReplyDeleteSydney is right on with the idea that negative is taking something away. Also remember that the goal of reinforcement is to increase a behavior, while the goal of a punishment is to decrease a behavior. I know these are tricky terms to memorize, but they are necessary to break down situations and describe them in terms of behaviorism.
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice overview of naming various topics in the chapter, but what important information came out of the reading? For example, if you had to summarize the important big ideas of this chapter as tools for a practicing teacher, what might you tell him?
You have a good overall understanding that an environment change alters behavior, but I think I need more of a breakdown of your examples in terms of behaviorism. It may be true that a supportive environment is good for students, but how would you describe that in terms of behaviorism? What stimuli are present in the environment and how is that altering behavior? Are you taking away the stimulus of a classroom atmosphere in order to decrease the behavior of antsyness? There isn't ONE perfect way of describing an intervention (you could explain what's going on in another way), but I'd like you to be able to describe exactly what's happening in terms of stimulus, response, and behavior change.