This document discusses behaviorism and how it relates to education. It provides an overview of key behaviorist concepts including Ivan Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments with dogs. The document explains how behaviorism fits into the classroom through teacher observation of student behaviors and reinforcement of behaviors through grading. It concludes that behaviorism is applicable to all aspects of the classroom and fits the author's philosophy of education by providing observable evidence that students are learning.

1. Behaviorism in the
Classroom
By: Kaitlynn Stevenson
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2. MENU
What is Behaviorism?
Key Concepts of Behaviorism.
Ivan Pavlov and Classical Conditioning. (Slides 5-6)
Observation in the Classroom. (Teachers) (Slide 7)
Observation in the Classroom. (Students) (Slide 8)
How Behaviorism fits into the Classroom. (Slide 9)
How Behaviorism fits my Philosophy of Education. (Slide
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Work Cited.

3. What is Behaviorism?
It is the prediction and
control of human
behavior in which
introspection and/or
independent thinking
play no essential part of
its teaching methods.
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4. Key Concepts of
Behaviorism
Ivan Povlov's Classic Conditioning (which we will
focus on)
B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning- reinforcing
desired behavior through stimulus response
patterns.
Albert Bandura's Observational Modeling-
Acquiring behaviors through observing others.
Behavior is reinforced by reaction of elders and/
or peers.
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5. Ivan Pavlov
& Classical Conditioning
& Classical Conditioning
Pavlov's research initially
was focused on
digestion.
Dogs were presented
with food by a scientist in
a white lab coat, and in
result would start
drooling. After several
repetitions of this, the
dogs began to drool at
the sight of a white lab
coat. Thus, Classical
Conditioning was born.
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6. Ivan Pavlov
& Classical Conditioning
After, discovering this
phenomenon Pavlov
& Classical Conditioning
started a new
experiment.
Pavlov replaced the
white lab coats with a
bell being rung before
the food was presented.
Sure enough! The dogs
would salivate at just the
sound of a bell.
This process was called
classical conditioning. It's
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7. Observation in the
Classroom.
Observations can be
(Teachers)
made by teachers
through:
(Teachers)
Supervised group
activities.
Homework
assignments.
Students
participation in
class.
All work done by
students is reinforced by 7
good grades for good

8. Observation in the
Classroom.
(Students)
Students observe their
accomplishments in the
(Students) activity
classroom through:
Group
grades.
Test grades.
Overall GPA and
report cards.
The reinforcement to
continue these
accomplishments is
praise from the
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9. How Behaviorism fits into
the classroom.
Behaviorism fits into
every aspect of the
classroom. Teachers
input knowledge and
students output what
they have learned. This
output is an observable
behavior. Therefore,
behaviorism is in every
aspect of the classroom.
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10. How Behaviorism Fits my
Philosophy of Education
Behaviorism fits with my
philosophy of education
because, I want to have
tangible evidence that
my students are learning.
By relying on only
observable factors I feel
that I can be confident
that my students are
learning and
remembering what I have
taught them.
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11. Work Cited
Fredholm, Lotta. "Ivan Petrovich Pavlov."
Pavlov's Dogs. Nobel Prize, 15 May 2001. Web.
09 Apr. 2012. <
http://nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/Pavlov/readm
>.
Shelly, Gary B., Glenda A. Gunter, and
Randolph E. Gunter. Teachers Discovering
Computers: Integrating Technology in a
Connected World. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Course
Technology Cengage Learning, 2012. Print.
Shelly Cashman Ser.
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