Behavioural Approaches to Teaching

Hello everyone,

I’m back to share what I have learned in class today. Today I have learned about the behavioural approaches to teaching. It helps the educators to conveying information in small steps, while implementing many illustrations, such as:

1.    Computer – assisted instruction (CAI).

It a medium which could be used to get students engaged. CAI has many different types of programmes that are available with the follows of Operant Conditioning, stimuli-response- reinforcement.

It is also could be used to as a cognitive approach such as programmed instruction, which helps students to learn new computing concept, software and illustrate them fluently.

2.    Mastery Learning –  it is a concept to make students master the knowledge. So that they can remember for longer time and make us of it. Moreover, students will make the decision to choose what to be learn, which means it depends on their interest. When students are interested in the subject/topic, they will take the initiative to learn more about it. Teachers will analyse things in more details to identify their students’ interest.

3.    Precision Teaching –  this method will be a great success when students apply the skills learned .  Teacher will observe and give feedback so students will learn from their mistakes, positive and negative reinforcement. Students will keep on improving themselves “practice makes perfect”. Moreover this way of teaching will help students to gain two years of academic growth in one.

4.    Applied Behavioural Analysis – behavioural beliefs and findings with the principle of Operant conditioning. Teachers will use the ABC concept to bring out students hidden potential. (Antecedent, Behavioural, Consequences).

Before the class ends today, we had a small sum up session with our lecture. Where every student need to explain what they have learned and understand about the 3 theories (cognitive, humanistic and behavioural).  So each student come forward and shared what they had learned so far. The activity was so exciting and every student did that sharing in their own way. Some did mind map, some write down points, some relate the example and more. From this itself we can see and realise every student as different potential and ways to convey things.

 That is the completion of the 3 theories. Waiting to get feedback from you all. Do leave a comment and enjoy reading my upcoming posts. Thank you for reading. Have a blissful day ahead.