Behaviorism (Group 1) by Valerie Barbian

Behaviorism in 4 minutes

valeriebarbian — 2025-06-03 01:40:46 UTC

Here's a quick video summary of the Behaviorism teaching theory

Infographic

valeriebarbian — 2025-06-03 01:48:11 UTC

Operant Conditioning

valeriebarbian — 2025-06-03 02:04:10 UTC

An interesting opinion piece about operant conditioning.

mpkirsch — 2025-06-03 15:46:13 UTC

I don't think there is very much that I can add to this, since Valerie has already provided several good sources on the subject. So here are three links to the topic alongside my own thoughts on behaviorism.

mpkirsch — 2025-06-03 15:47:41 UTC

Link 2

mpkirsch — 2025-06-03 15:48:11 UTC

Behaviorism in Modern Education

2025-06-04 01:51:42 UTC

I liked how this gives some clear and concise suggestions for how to provide feedback, create instruction materials, and general principles of behaviorism in instructional design. It also offers some valid critiques in addition to strengths.

Applying Behaviourism in Instructional Design

2025-06-04 01:58:54 UTC

I really like how this breaks down the various ways behaviorism can be applied in practical ways across domains, and specifically addresses online/digital teaching strategies using behaviorism theory.

Benefits of Behaviorism

2025-06-04 02:06:54 UTC

A quick infographic that lays out the main benefits of incorporating behaviorism learning theory.

Brief Chapter on Behaviorism

2025-06-04 18:28:20 UTC

https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/educationallearningtheories3rd/chapter/chapter-1-behaviorism/

I appreciate the layout and classroom examples of behaviorism in practice, but especially the concise section on "Criticisms of Behaviorism" that points out a few key factors influencing how individual students respond differently to the same stimuli in the classroom. Some factors include:

Learning differences
Socioeconomic status
Gender identity
Cultural background
Disabilities
Psychological or social emotional

Resource for Graduate Student Instructors

2025-06-04 18:40:19 UTC

A quick guide with behaviorist views of knowledge, learning, motivation, and implications for teaching.

2025-06-04 18:56:28 UTC

A nice overview from Minnesota State University, Mankato, with a matrix clarifying the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment, as related to behaviorism in the classroom. I also appreciated the few teaching strategies and technology tools listed that could support the learning theory.

From AASL Standards to the ACRL Framework: Higher Education Shifts in Pedagogical Strategies

2025-06-05 13:10:45 UTC

This starts to cross the lines a bit and discusses both Behaviorism and Constructivism, but offers some additional perspective and critique of behaviorist methods.

Behaviorism Key Concepts

2025-06-07 16:34:46 UTC

Here's a short article on the strategies and key concepts of behaviorism.

Theory of Behaviorism in Learning

2025-06-07 16:43:03 UTC

Here's a more in depth article with infographics.

Behaviorism

2025-06-07 17:52:57 UTC

I liked this article because it talked about the history of behaviorism as well as its criticisms and limitations.