I enjoyed listening to your blog. Behaviorism is a very unique theory. It assumes that a person will respond a certain way to both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. When you want a positive reaction, there has to be a positive stimuli. If you withhold the positive stimuli, there will be a negative reaction. I agree with your comment that practice, reinforcement, and modeling are key to this theory. I also believe that this theory relies heavily on the fact that regardless of an individual's background, he or she can be conditioned to respond in a certain way when the right conditions are established.
Keep up the good work with the ABCs, numbers, and colors!
Tiffani thank you so much for your post however, I wonder if that any current learning theory can address distance learning. In general behaviorists consider learning to be produced by stimulation and reinforcement. Behaviorism has three components, learning is manifested by a change in behavior; environment shapes behavior; and finally, contiguity and reinforcement are central to explaining the learning process (Wu, Wu, Lan and Hang 2012). Direct Instruction, and programmed Instruction are key components of behaviorism, but so is social learning theory. It seems that behaviorism should be a component of distance learning, since in many cases distance learning does not completely address social learning aspect of behaviorism. Afer reviewing Moore’s’ theory and Cognitive learning theory, I feel like a combination of the three would go further to provide a foundation for distance learning instruction.
References Wu, W. H., Hsiao, H. C., Wu, P. L., Lin, C. H., & Huang, S. H. (2012). Investigating the learning-theory foundations of game-based learning: A meta-analysis. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(3), 265–279. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00437.x
Thank you for your post this week Tiffani. I think you had some interesting points this week. In particular, I agree with your point about how one of the major strengths of behaviorism in distance education can be the detailed instructions provided. This makes it very clear for us as students to know exactly what is expected of us. In this way, the student is able to complete the assignment in clear way as intended by the instructor. I know I am always frustrated when directions or grading rubrics are unclear. So I greatly appreciate highly detailed assignment directions!
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed listening to your blog. Behaviorism is a very unique theory. It assumes that a person will respond a certain way to both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. When you want a positive reaction, there has to be a positive stimuli. If you withhold the positive stimuli, there will be a negative reaction. I agree with your comment that practice, reinforcement, and modeling are key to this theory. I also believe that this theory relies heavily on the fact that regardless of an individual's background, he or she can be conditioned to respond in a certain way when the right conditions are established.
Keep up the good work with the ABCs, numbers, and colors!
Tiffani thank you so much for your post however, I wonder if that any current learning theory can address distance learning. In general behaviorists consider learning to be produced by stimulation and reinforcement. Behaviorism has three components, learning is manifested by a change in behavior; environment shapes behavior; and finally, contiguity and reinforcement are central to explaining the learning process (Wu, Wu, Lan and Hang 2012). Direct Instruction, and programmed Instruction are key components of behaviorism, but so is social learning theory. It seems that behaviorism should be a component of distance learning, since in many cases distance learning does not completely address social learning aspect of behaviorism. Afer reviewing Moore’s’ theory and Cognitive learning theory, I feel like a combination of the three would go further to provide a foundation for distance learning instruction.
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Wu, W. H., Hsiao, H. C., Wu, P. L., Lin, C. H., & Huang, S. H. (2012). Investigating the learning-theory foundations of game-based learning: A meta-analysis. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28(3), 265–279. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00437.x
Thank you for your post this week Tiffani. I think you had some interesting points this week. In particular, I agree with your point about how one of the major strengths of behaviorism in distance education can be the detailed instructions provided. This makes it very clear for us as students to know exactly what is expected of us. In this way, the student is able to complete the assignment in clear way as intended by the instructor. I know I am always frustrated when directions or grading rubrics are unclear. So I greatly appreciate highly detailed assignment directions!
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