Psychology for the Classroom Behaviourism [Paperback]

Psychology for the Classroom: Behaviourismdescribes and reflects upon the foundations of behaviourism and the proliferation of behaviourist techniques in common practice today. Through examples drawn from research, presentation of theory, description of pedagogy and illustration by vignette, the book informs teachers and allows them to modify their teaching in order to take account of what is now known about the way that carefully planned curriculum and appropriately reinforced behaviours lead to learning. There is a particular emphasis upon the role of the traditional principles of behaviourist learning theory and practice to contemporary issues and strategies in e-learning.

The author has taken a broad sweep of what has been written and promoted to educators in the area of behaviourist theory and practice, and the result is an informative and potentially very useful guide which should be read by all of us who are interested in, or responsible for, planning and encouraging effective teaching and learning.

Chapter 1. Introduction  The language of behaviourism  Post-millennium views of behaviourism  The people of behaviourism  Refuting the critics of behaviourism  The nature of behaviourism  Behaviourism is&  Summary  Activities  Chapter 2. Research  Research with animals  Repetition and rote learning  Learning from example  Behaviour modification under scrutiny  Providing models for behaviour  Self-participation in behaviour change  The impact of reward and praise  Summary  Activities  Chapter 3. Theory  Classical conditioning  Stimulus, response and consequence  Operant conditioning and schedules of reinforceml£Š