Lower-Level QTC (9.1) Knowledge, Understand, & Apply,
*What is the difference between positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement? Explain, describe, and give an example of each. What are some ways you could apply this to your classroom?
Higher-Level QTC (9.2) Create, Evaluate, & Analyze
*Create your own classical conditioning experiment that you
could use on your students? Make sure it is appropriate and something you could
do in the classroom.
Q1: Positive reinforcement is a consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior through the presentation (not the removal) of a stimulus. Negative reinforcement is also a consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior, but through the removal (rather than the presentation) of a stimulus. An example of a positive reinforcement is giving students candy or rewards for doing well in school. An example of negative reinforcement would be if a student hates being nagged to do homework so eventually he may do his homework to avoid nagging from the teacher, students do homework all the time. There are many ways to use this in the classroom setting, such as using reinforcements as classroom management or motivation.
ReplyDeleteQ2: Classical conditioning is a from of learning in which a new, involuntary response is acquired as a result of two stimuli being presented at the same time. When I was in elementary school I took timed math tests daily--the tests made me feel really stressed and overwhelmed. As I progressed through school I associated tests with feelings of anxiety and stress which would bring automatic responses such as forgetfulness and sweaty/shaky hands. I think this is a common problem/association. In my future classroom I would attempt to create a classroom environment that focuses on testing in a calm environment that is not threatening. Eventually, due to the positive environment, students classically conditioned response would be diminished and they would feel more comfortable taking tests.
Madelyne,
I think you correctly labeled your questions according to Blooms Taxonomy. That second question was really hard, I definitely had to evaluate and analyze the section on classical conditioning and then create an example from my own experience. I thought your questions were thoughtful and they required a lot of reflection on what I read.
--Ciera Rinck
Q1: Positive reinforcement is a consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior through the presentation (rather than the removal) of a stimulus. An example of positive reinforcement could be teacher praise for good behavior which could lead to a student's repeated response. Negative reinforcement is a consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior through the removal (rather than the presentation) of a stimulus. An example of negative reinforcement could be removing a student from a class for misbehavior but that could reinforce the behavior because the student is getting out of class.
ReplyDeleteThis accurately addresses lower level thinking because it asks to define and provide an example. This utilizes "Knowledge" and "Comprehension".
Q2: In an early elementary teacher could teach her students to clean up when she begins to count down from twenty.
Before conditioning: Counts down from twenty and tells the class to clean up. The neutral stimulus is counting down from twenty. When told to clean up the students will eventually clean up when the teacher just starts counting and no longer has to tell the class to clean.
If the teacher is consistent and repetitive with the stimuli, eventually the students will come to learn to behave properly through classical conditioning.
This question accurately utilizes upper level thinking because we are asked to CREATE a scenario using the knowledge we already know.