Compare And Contrast Bf Skinner's Learning Theory

B. F. Skinner’s behavior theories have been implemented in school systems in a variety of ways. Teachers rewarded students for good behavior long before Skinner’s theory came about. However, many classroom behavior managements systems used in today’s schools are influenced by his work. Skinner stressed immediate praise, feedback, and rewards when seeking to change bad behavior or encourage correct behavior in the classroom. BF Skinner wanted the goal of psychology to be practical. When dealing with education he thought one should find ways to make education effective and enjoyable for all students. His learning theories depended on the assumption that the best way to modify behavior was to modify the environment. Skinner’s ideas for

If there is much delay between the operant behavior and the reinforcer, improving the frequency of the desired behavior is less likely to happen. For instance, if a teacher said that if students were to turn in their homework they would receive a reward, behavioral theory would argue that the closer the time the teacher allowed the students to get their reward was to the time the students turned in their homework, the more likely students would be to turn in their homework regularly. If a teacher often forgot to give the reward, or waited later in the day to grant the reward, the less likely students would be to turn in their

In both situations, the goal is to reinforce desirable behaviors and eliminate unwanted ones. The differences are that in education we often focus on the big picture for behaviors that will not only affect one child, but for the outcome of the entire class community. Educators focus mainly with positive reinforcements and immediate feedback for the best results. In behavior therapy, often the work in with individuals and the bad behaviors that are effecting their lives. It usually takes a longer amount of time to produce positive