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TCC Guzago
TCC Guzago
ACTIVITY NO. 1
Name: Guzago, Reina Jane O.
Year & Section: BSED-4
(1904-1990)- father of Operant Operant Conditioning -Belief that learning is It encouraged positive
Conditioning viewed as a process of reinforcement which can be
Burrhus Frederick Skinner -American author, social conditioning in an applied to the classroom
philosopher, inventor, environment of stimulus environment to get the good
psychologist, and influential reward and punishment. behavior we want and need
exponent of behaviorism. from the students.
-Skinner received the Lifetime
Achievement Award in 1990,
from the American Psychology
Association; the Outstanding
member and Distinguished
Professional Achievement
Award in 1991, from the Society
for Performance Improvement;
and most notably, the 1997
Scholar Hall of Fame Award,
from the Academy of Resource
(1877-1944) an American Theory of Connectionism Believe that learning It can explain learning by
researcher and psychologist. appeared to be more observations rather than
Edward Lee Thorndike Often referred to as the founder effective and long-lasting suggested explanations of
of modern educational when accompanied or unobservable internal
psychology. He spent his entire reinforced by satisfaction. states. The application of
career at Teacher College, Learning is the result of an connectionism is
Columbia University. A member association forming widespread in the areas of
of Psychology Corp. and served between stimuli and
education, measurement of
as president of the American reinforcement.
intelligence, and adult
Psychological Ass.
learning. Also, the wrong
habits of the children can be
modified and the good
habits strengthened. The
effects of rewards and
punishment also affect the
learning of the child. Thus,
the theory emphasizes the
use of reward and
punishment in the class by
the teacher
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
BELIEFS ABOUT
THEORIST PERSONAL INFORMATION THEORY/APPROACH THEORY/APPROACH IN THE
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION