Behaviorism and instructional stratagies.

It seems that in today's classroom having the students do practice is getting out of style. I can not see how a teacher can expect their students to learn without practicing. The practice does not have to be worksheets of the same equations, but can be computer based training where a student plays a game that requires them to answer questions concerning what they are studing to continue on in the game. The important fact is that they are doing their practice.

I also believe that we should give the students credit for doing good work and putting forth effort. Hey that sounds like behaviorism again, dang we can't get away from that. In my class I have the student create a sheet of paper where they list their assignments and what grade the recieved on the assignment. In this weeks reading this is done on a spreadsheet. What a wonderful idea. I could have the students create a spreadsheet with the assignment, the maximum points, the points they got and the percentage that they have. I can also have the create it so it gives them a running grade so they would know what their grade in my class is at all times. One other thing I would do is have them list if they did homework assignments to show good effort leads to good grades..This addresses students' needs and provides immediate and appropriate feedback (Lever-Duffy & McDonald, 2008). Dang behaviorism again.

Refrences:

Lever-Duffy, J., & McDonald, J. (2008). Theoretical Foundations. Boston, M.A. Allyn and Bacon.