Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Blog Post 2
Mr. Gate's 5th grade classroom would show certain signs of his ideas about behaviorism. There would be an area in the corner for reading, with big bean bags and maybe a "cool" chair for the students to sit in as a reward. There would be a candy/prize jar on his desk for other rewards. There would be some sort of reward tracking system on the wall (i.e. monopoly money, green/yellow/red cards, clip strips). There would also be a chart showing the "teacher's helper" for the week. The teacher's helper is allowed many privileges throughout the week, along with responsibility. Therefore, making chores and helping look fun and exciting.
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These make sense, but they are all rewards (and you might want to mention they are a form of positive reinforcement and not something else). What else could be present?
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of behavior does the teachers helper method increase or decrease? How? What is acting as the stimulus and waht kind of stimulus is it?