Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning: Potential Tools for Classroom Management
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Lifespan Development and Learning
Ananda Mahto | Patreca Pamela Hawkins
In the education field, teachers often spend as much time engaged in classroom management as they do teaching. Additionally, it seems that teachers are being held increasingly responsible for teaching proper behavior. Because of this, it is important for educators to have an awareness and understanding of some of the theories regarding human development, especially those that are concerned with behavior management or behavior modification. This paper will look at the classical conditioning and operant conditioning behaviorist theories and present some hypothetical classroom scenarios illustrating how these concepts can be used to improve the learning environment.