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Title: BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION


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BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
  • Matthew Wilson

2
Table of Contents
  • Disruptive Behaviors
  • Attractive Classrooms
  • Reprimands
  • Reinforcements
  • Case Study
  • Conclusion

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Disruptive Behaviors
  • Impulsive
  • Aggressive
  • Destructive

4
Attractive Classrooms/Routine
  • 5 steps to an attractive and interesting
    classroom
  • 1. Attend to esthetics
  • 2. State goals
  • 3. Change teacher behavior
  • 4. Establish rules
  • 5. Involve students

5
  • Changes in a monotonous routine can prevent
    inattention and thus prevent inappropriate
    behaviors

6
Reprimands
  • Loud reprimand
  • Soft reprimand

7
Reinforcements
  • Token reinforcement
  • Primary reinforcers
  • Conditioned reinforcers

8
Case Study
  • What if a whole class is out of control?
  • A study was done on a combined and out of
    control 3rd and 4th grade classroom. The class
    consisted of 18 students. 12 of the 18 were boys,
    and 11 of the students were 3rd graders. Ages
    ranged from 9-13 years of age. The class was
    taught by 2 teachers, a resident teacher and an
    intern teacher.

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The Problem
  • The students were wild and disturbing the
    entire school. Behavior recorded was impulsive,
    aggressive, and destructive. Students tore apart
    desks and papers. The students yelled often and
    threw books. But the main concern was their
    aggression toward each other and the teachers.

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Solution
  • The class was divided into 2 smaller groups and
    separated.
  • Through the application of conditioning and
    modeling procedures an attempt for total control
    of Room B was successful.
  • The study ran over a 6-week period and had 4
    stages.

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The 4 Stages
  • Pre-training observations
  • Established control over Room B
  • Transfer of control
  • Transfer of teachers

12
Pre-Training Observations
  • Brief samples of student behavior were recorded
    with video tape.
  • In each room cameras were installed in such a way
    that students could not tell when or whom the
    cameras were recording.
  • Students were recorded at random for 5 minutes 4
    times an hour.

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Established Control in Room B
  • Room B transformed into a highly desirable
    environment.
  • All books, child art, and posters were removed
    from the room
  • Desks were moved into a U-shape
  • A Class store was put in for token reinforcement
  • The 2 teachers were trained in verbal, nonverbal,
    and token reinforcement procedures.
  • Intern teacher was to apply reinforcement
    procedures in Room B until half way through the
    study when the teachers would switch rooms.

14
Transfer of Control
  • Initially all students were exposed to Room B.
  • Students were informed that only half of class
    can be in Room B at any time.
  • Students put on point system regarding behavior
  • Students with the best behavior in Room A at the
    end of the day were admitted to Room B the
    following day.
  • Students with the worst behavior in Room B were
    sent to Room A the following day.

15
Transfer of Teachers
  • In the last phase of the study, the teachers
    switched rooms.
  • Student behavior was hypothesized to continue to
    function on the same rules set for each room
    rather than adjusting to a different teacher
    personality.

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Conclusion of Study
  • The 10.5 hours of videotape were compared to the
    initial samples of classroom interaction.
  • It was determined that the students had improved
    their behavior drastically.
  • The 2 teachers were found to have a great
    increase in control over the class.

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Conclusion
  • There are a wide variety of behavioral problems
    that teachers face each day. Fortunately, there
    are many methods that can be applied to moderate
    classroom behavior. Each method produces a
    different result but if applied effectively each
    method produces desired behaviors.

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Sources
  • Axelrod, Saul (1983). Behavior Modification for
    the Classroom Teacher . New Jersey McGraw-Hill
    Book Company.
  • Elliott, Kratochwill, Littlefield Cook, Travers
    ed. (2000). Educational Psychology, Effective
    Teaching, Effective Learning. Boston
    McGraw-Hill.
  • Fargo, Behrns, Nolen ed. (1970). Behavior
    Modification in the Classroom. Belmont
    Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Haring Phillips (1972). Analysis and
    Modification of Classroom Behavior. New
    Jersey Prentice-Hall.
  • Lovitt, Thomas C. (1978). Managing Inappropriate
    Behaviors in the Classroom. United States The
    Council for Exceptional Children.
  • Molnar Lindquist (1989).Changing Problem
    Behavior in Schools. San Francisco
    Jossey-Bass Publishers.
  • OLeary, K. Daniel Susan G. (1977). Classroom
    Management (2nd Ed.). New York Pergamon Press
    Inc.



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