Behaviorism Theory

This is a learning theory that mainly focuses on objectively observable behaviors and disregards any independent activities of the mind . This can be be seen as nothing more than an addition of new behavior.

Behaviorism in the classroom can be used to help shape student behavior however for behaviorism to occur the environment has to be right in terms of the reinforcements or consequences such as rewards or punishments .A perfect example refers to animals/rodents etc. that adapt their reinforced patterns to new information , like a rat can shift its behavior to respond to changes in the lay out of a maze that it had previously mastered through reinforcements . Here we see that behaviorism focuses on generating new behavior patterns .Another

Points can be rewarded to students when they complete their homework or when they do well on their assignments ,get good grades on their test and quizzes, this method or strategy falls under behaviorism as it encourages the student to always perform actively and get points to benefit them in the long

In a classroom there are a number of teaching practices with regards to the constructivist theory , students are told to use active techniques such as experiments and real world problem solving skills , they are then asked to discuss what they have taken in and then to reflect on it this creates more knowledge and their understanding changes . In order for students to succeed they have to be constantly assessed on the activities at hand and how they help them gain understanding .Students are provided with ever-broadening tools to keep learming . An example of a constructivist learning theory that is practised in a classroom is when the teacher requests that students draw up their own questionnaires to help them gain better understanding of the content and another one is when the teacher encourages group work and provides them with the necessary resources