conditioning in school is appropriate

• is this for or against?

  for
• how does education use conditioning techniques?

  to control behaviour of children
• what are examples of positive reinforcers?

  gold stars

  merits

  house points
• what do positive reinforcers aim to do?

  reward good behaviour & performance
• what also acts as a reinforcer?

  praise
• what research looks into positive reinforcements?

  McAllister et al (1969)
• what did McAllister et al do?

  looked at inappropriate talking in high school english classes
• what did McAllister find?

  increased use of teacher praise & teacher disapproval led to decrease in 'inappropriate talking'
• what else can be used to improve student performance?

  classical conditioning alongside operant conditioning
• what is an example of classical conditioning in schools?

  teachers can maximise pleasant stimuli in their classroom (including attractive wall displays, nice smells & laughter) & minimise unpleasant stimuli (shouting & negative comments)
• what does this classical conditioning lead to?

  children have more positive feelings about their work environment & behaviour and/or academic behaviour will improve