BEHAVIORISM

“The Legacy of Behaviorism: Do this and you’ll get that.”


NATURE
Behavior is shaped deliberately by
the forces in the environment
 student’s behavior is determined
by others, rather than by their free
will
 linked with empiricism which
stresses scientific information and
observation
 behavior is designed rather than
freely chosen
 motivation and different types of
reinforcement play a major role in
shaping the development of
students
 “S-R connectionism”
 connection results in learning
 conditioning is used as tool of
learning
 focuses on objectively observable
behaviors
ROLE OF SCHOOL
sets rules and regulation
provide and design a conducive
environment where students can
feel warmth and comfort while
learning
follows a certain curriculum and
must be implemented and
accomplished by a given period of
time
emphasizes the role of experience
in the student’s life, shaping
development from childhood to
adulthood
ROLE OF TEACHER
 sets rules and regulations in the classroom at the very first day
of class
 clears out expectation and limitation from students
 elicits observable behavior as much as possible as this it the
main evidence of student learning
 sets realistic and feasible objectives
 uses the theory of zone of proximal development
 provides scaffolding and “fade-away technique”
 conducts drill and recitation
 gives sincere motivation rather than motivation for its own sake
 rewards and punishes students according to their behavior
 serves as role model
ROLE OF STUDENTS
 acquire as much behavior as possible
 learn by responding to the stimulus (content/instruction)
presented by the teacher
 learns through observation and by vicarious experience
 memorize facts and information to support them in learning
bigger concepts
 participate in games and other team play
 must learn by the consequences of their behavior, that is,
response to the role of rewards and punishments
APPROACH/METHOD/TECHNIQUES & ASSESSMENT
 games
 observation and experimentation
 motivation and scaffolding
 rewards and punishment
 behaviorism method such as conditioning
PROPONENT
 John B. Watson