The Importance Of Behaviorism

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Behaviorism is a view of learning that perceives the learner as a passive receiver of information and behaviorist believed that all learning was a stimulus response process. There are three iconic figures that coined the behaviorist theory John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov, and B.F. Skinner. The classroom setting has been one of the best places to assess students and teachers as they interact. In this particular learning environment, the best way to determine what is transpiring in a classroom is to physically observe. Observation serves as the voice of what the students learn and how the material is delivered by the educators. It is through close scrutiny and asking simple questions one can determine one’s knowledge of an experiment. It requires …show more content…

The teacher barely reminded or told the students what to achieve. The students received a stimuli that the teacher put in place for them and they responded to it the appropriate way and in turn received their reinforcement. The teacher gave another form of reinforcement which was adding the quiz points to the students’ end-of-week exam. He knew in doing so, would bring motivation for the students to do their best and apply themselves to earn points to improve their grades and their understanding of the concept to include the individual …show more content…

Reigeluth and David Merrill that coined the learner plays an active rather than passive role in learning. They view the learner as the information processor, similar to a computer. The learner builds a connection between different pieces of data to form an entire idea (Herman, 1995). The key to consider in this theory are computer related, internet, individual or paired student research and experiments, free play or uninterrupted exploration in a controlled environment, and hands-on activities. The instructors are fortunate to have such information readily accessible for them to utilize. The article titled Humanistic Influence on a Constructivist Approach To Teaching and Learning serves as a reference for constructivist theory. The learning experience presented in this article applies to both the teachers and the students. The examples of how the teacher presented the activity to the student and how the students interpreted and responded to the data was interesting, this lead the teacher to reflect on teaching methods along with

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