Learning_Theories_W2

Unit 2

THE BEHAVIORAL PARADIGM

Psychology has taken a great interest in human behavior, and has learned how human relationships form. They take into account individual characteristics, because each person has a different personality that affects his conduct and behavior.We must emphasize that every human being has specific characteristics that differentiate him from others with defects and qualities of his own, some acquired during growth and development, and others of genetic origin.

Learning theories have enough elements that allow us, in the educational field, to identify the personality type of each of our students. They begin by establishing an appropriate educational strategy that will increase students’ knowledge and improve learning.

Teaching models based on behavioral proposals

Learning principles derived from behavioral theories

Main concepts

Characteristics of behavioral theories

The theory of learning that we are dealing with is behaviorism, which, as its name says, is based on human behavior. John Watson, its creator, establishes the importance of human beings adapting to any situation or circumstance.Skinner, on the other hand, sees it from a philosophical point of view- behavioral science. Behaviorism has been present in the educational field, predominantly in traditional education. It refers to modifying behavior through repetition, and privileging memory through conditioning. Therefore, the student learns by imitation with an award or punishment as part of the learning process.

Behaviourism

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The studentˋs role

The teacherˋs role

Learning principles derived from behavioral theories

Behavioural method

Teaching in the behavioral paradigm gives the student observable and measurable results. A preliminary evaluation provides greater clarity of where to begin instruction. It is essential to know the student’s level of knowledge to establish the objectives. Awards or punishments stimulate progress in performance. The teacher uses clues so that students associate stimulus-response until they reach the set goals.

Teaching models based on behavioral proposals

In the behavioral paradigm, teaching provides the contents and information that are transmitted to the student, using an instructional technique that the teacher owns. They acquire and structure them through reinforcement courses, improve their teaching techniques, and increase skills and knowledge to get the students to improve through conditioning.

Something important to take into account is that behaviorism sees students as depositories of information and depersonalizes them by making them objects with loss of identity.

GOALThat learning results in a somewhat permanent change of behavior towards your environment and yourself.

Characteristics of behavioral theories

The main characteristics of behaviorism are that the sole possessor of knowledge is the teacher, and the student is the recipient. Knowledge is transmitted exclusively by the teacher, so the learning is passive with very little participation of the student.

Punishment

Reinforcement

Contiguity

Conditioning

Response

Stimulus

Main concepts

The behavioral paradigm is a scientifically based assumption that investigates a problem and provides reliable elements to improve the educational process. The first theory that influences human learning considers behavior as a fundamental element of the teaching-learning process