Skinner's Theories of Classroom Management

PowerPoint Presentation

Mohamad irwandyAfiq AzmanBani RaliJoe Wadle RobertAbdul Halim Skinner's Theories of Classroom Management

Behavior Modificationthe best way to modify behavior was to modify the environment.Based on the Stimulus-Response (S-R) reaction.

Skinners theories leading to effective classroom managementReinforces - Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation which allow a preferred behavior to be repeated - Social reinforces are usually use as it doesnt require a lot of resource.e.g.- granted access to favorite toy if the pupil sits quietly during instruction.

Try to arrange the difficulty of the questions so the response is always correct and hence a positive reinforcementReinforcement schedule a) continuous reinforcement schedules (CRF) - every desired behavior is reinforced every time it occurs b) partial reinforcement schedules - reinforced after so many occurrences) or intervals (a reinforcement delivered after a certain time interval). partial reinforcement schedules can be more effective because having fixed intervals allows the effectiveness of a behavior repeating increases.

Withdrawal of privileges - effective in terms of reducing an unwanted behaviorReferencesMarkle, S. (1969). Good Frames and Bad (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.Skinner, B.F. (1950). Are theories of learning necessary? Psychological Review, 57(4), 193-216.Skinner, B.F. (1953). Science and Human Behavior. New York: Macmillan.Skinner, B.F. (1954). The science of learning and the art of teaching. Harvard Educational Review, 24(2), 86-97.Skinner, B.F. (1957). Verbal Learning. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.Skinner, B.F. (1968). The Technology of Teaching. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.Skinner, B.F. (1971). Beyond Freedom and Dignity. New York: Knopf.Premack, D. (1965). Reinforcement theory. In D. Levine (ed.),Nebraska symposium on motivation.(Vol. 13). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.