1. Lisa Marvel, Holly Ziegler, and Amos Kim
B.F. Skinner
Lisa Marvel, Holly Ziegler, and Amos Kim

2. Operant Conditioning
“Form of learning in which a spontaneous behavior is followed by a stimulus that changes the probability that the behavior will occur again (Berk, L., E., 2006).”
Skinner Box

4. Operant Conditioning and Education
Environmental stimuli influence people to produce different kinds of behaviors
Behavior can be changed by altering antecedents and consequences
Teachers often use rewards and punishments to produce desired behaviors from their students
These consequences partially determine whether students will repeat the behavior that led to the consequence
(Woolfolk, A., 2007.)

5. Examples of Rewards Used By Teachers
Concrete: Prizes, candy
Activity: Free time, Recess
Exemption: no homework, no final exams
Social: praise, student of the month
(Woolfolk, A., 2007.)

6. Examples of Punishments Used By Teachers
Loss of privileges: no recess or free time
Fines: lost points, lower test grades
Extra work: more homework and classwork
(Woolfolk, A., 2007.)

7. Prompts and Cues
Cues provide students with a stimulus that let them know when a certain behavior should take place. When this occurs, the behavior can be reinforced by the teacher.
Prompts help students learn how to respond to a cue for a desired behavior.
These prompts must occur immediately and then fade as quickly as possible.
For example, Skinner’s pigeons learned to peck for food when the light turned on, but did not try when the light was off because no food would be returned. The light was used as a cue to determine the likely consequence of pecking.
(Woolfolk, A., 2007.)

8. Operant Conditioning and Education
Rewards and reinforcement should be given immediately
Students should be able
to know if their work is
correct immediately
(Smith 1994)

9. Programmed Instruction
Use rewards to motivate students
Learning step by step
Learning through direct participation
Different paces for learning for different students
(Pedrini)

10. Technology
Quizzes on the computer will allow students to immediately know if their answers are correct
Computer Games
Practice Quizzes with clues

11. Q & A
Which group of words fits correctly into this statement?: Environmental ______ influence people to produce different kinds of ______.
rewards, actions
stimuli, behaviors
studies, products

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14. Q & A
Which group of words fits correctly into this statement?:Teachers often use ______ and ________ to produce desired behaviors from their students.
rewards, punishments
staplers, pencils
instruction, pets

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17. Q & A Who is the real Skinner?? www.psychology.uiowa.edu
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19. References
Berk, L. E. (2006). Development Through the Lifespan (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Dunder, J. (n.d.). Skinner, Burrhus Frederic. Retrieved 17 2, 2009, from Free Info Society: Pedrini, B., & Pedrini, D. (1973). Operant Conditioning and Learning: Examples, Sources, and Technology. Smith, L. (1994). B.F. Skinner ( ). Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education , Woolfolk, A. (2007). Educational Psychology. Boston: Pearson.