The Respective Ways of Teaching Advocated by Behaviorists

      Hi everyone. I am back again after a week. Today, I am here to share about what my friends and I managed to learn in this week Pedagogy In Education class.

      In today's Pedagogy In education class, we managed to learn a few respective ways of teaching
advocated by behaviorists. The respective following ways are as follows:

1. Programmed Instruction  (PI)- Involves an organizing material to be learned or practiced into smaller parts called "Frames". Learners respond to a question or problems (stimulus) in each frame. If their response is correct, they receive positive reinforcement and the next frame is presented. Meanwhile, when learners respond incorrectly, they may be asked to repeat or to be given more information to help them produce a correct response. Learners utilizing programmed instructions typically work at their own pace.

2. Computer-Assisted Instructions (CAI)- Refers to the use of computers to present programmed instructions or to otherwise assist learners with specific leaning tasks  and at the same time, enables learners to engage in lots of drill and practice.  For example, certain computer software programs encourage to make up stories and illustrate them as well. For example, StoryVisualizer software.

3. Mastery Learning-  A theory that allows students or learners to learn academic material at their own pace. In practice, all the students in the classroom might be expected to reach a certain level of proficiency, For example 80% correct answers on a geography test. Those who fail to reach the criterion level may receive additional time and correct instructions until they obtain their score, THE MAIN objective of this theory is to give immediate and extra help to the low and slow achievers so that they can increase their level up to the high or fast achievers that are engage in enrichment work on the same or similar topic. If The students have the interest to learn a specific topic, they will definitely will master that particular topic that they have learned.

This is all we have learned in this week pedagogy class. Please continue to give your feedback from time to time. Thank you. I will be back next week for with another new content.