Troublesome behaviors in the within the classroom environment is a distress for teachers and students alike. The influence of learning can be improved if these types of behaviors are identified and probable actions are put into place to correct it. Miss Jane, taking charge of Primary 5 students, typically aged 11, finds it a hassle to manage the class due to the exhibition of problem behaviors by them. With this, her yearly performance evaluation can be greatly affected, if the behaviors continue.
Some of these behaviors shown by students include having side conversations with neighbors during active classroom discussions, exhibiting aggressive or insolent mannerisms, failure to complete assignments handed to them, showing lack of interest …show more content…
This theory strengthens and promotes positive and acceptable behaviours whilst reducing unwanted disruptive behaviours. Albert Bandura coined another theory, known as the Social Learning Theory. He proposed that humans learn from one another through impersonations and perceptions, as well as modelling after others. (Bandura, 1977) For example teen girls would watch Music Television and see Jennifer Lopez's dress and tell their parents I want to be like that. However, his theory when applied to a classroom environment, would not be so effective as there is no stimuli to interest students to get them to pay attention in class. In comparison to Albert Banduras' Social Learning Theory, Skinner's one is a more effective as there is direct contact with the pleasure stimuli. With reference to Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment (1961), children imitate the behaviours of an adult model on a doll. For example a young boy is left to watch wrestling on television. He will be led to another room where there is a doll, and he would start acting out the actions as seen previously. He deduced that people imitate others after observations of them, even if the actions may not be gender …show more content…
The main weaknesses of B. F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning theory are, firstly, it is not for everyone. Students will understand that there is such a thing a behaviours, but some of them would not be interested in the rewards, and would not even bother to change. Secondly, a student who has a learning disability might not be able to handle punishment so well as he or she does not know the reason why. Lastly, there has to be a justification with regards to the rewards system. For example, a student who has been performing exceptionally well, slips once and he is being punished for that one mistake. It is not justified as there may be unforeseen circumstances prior to
Some of these behaviors shown by students include having side conversations with neighbors during active classroom discussions, exhibiting aggressive or insolent mannerisms, failure to complete assignments handed to them, showing lack of interest …show more content…
This theory strengthens and promotes positive and acceptable behaviours whilst reducing unwanted disruptive behaviours. Albert Bandura coined another theory, known as the Social Learning Theory. He proposed that humans learn from one another through impersonations and perceptions, as well as modelling after others. (Bandura, 1977) For example teen girls would watch Music Television and see Jennifer Lopez's dress and tell their parents I want to be like that. However, his theory when applied to a classroom environment, would not be so effective as there is no stimuli to interest students to get them to pay attention in class. In comparison to Albert Banduras' Social Learning Theory, Skinner's one is a more effective as there is direct contact with the pleasure stimuli. With reference to Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment (1961), children imitate the behaviours of an adult model on a doll. For example a young boy is left to watch wrestling on television. He will be led to another room where there is a doll, and he would start acting out the actions as seen previously. He deduced that people imitate others after observations of them, even if the actions may not be gender …show more content…
The main weaknesses of B. F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning theory are, firstly, it is not for everyone. Students will understand that there is such a thing a behaviours, but some of them would not be interested in the rewards, and would not even bother to change. Secondly, a student who has a learning disability might not be able to handle punishment so well as he or she does not know the reason why. Lastly, there has to be a justification with regards to the rewards system. For example, a student who has been performing exceptionally well, slips once and he is being punished for that one mistake. It is not justified as there may be unforeseen circumstances prior to