EDAT 6115

Slavin: Chapter 5      Overview: This chapter looks at some behavioral learning theorists such as Pavlov and Skinner. It also breaks down some of the principles of behavioral learning such as reinforcers, consequences, punishers, etc... The chapter ends by taking a look at the practical understanding of the theories in the classroom.  Analysis:      According to Slavin (97), behavioral learning "focus on the ways that pleasurable or unpleasant consequences of behavior change individuals' behavior over time and the ways individuals model their behavior on that of others." Salvin (98) also goes on to define learning as "a change in an individual caused by experience."     Pavlov's dog is probably of the most well known examples of behavioral theory. Whether you are a psychologist of not, you've heard of this experiment. Pavlov researched the concept of conditioned and unconditioned stimuli and responses (99).         ...

Description:      Children develop through different stages. Two of the biggest contributors to developmental psychology are Piaget and Vygotsky (Slavin 23). While the two theories differ slightly, overall they believed that children progress through distinct stages of develop based on age. This chapter deals with details on their theories of development, further research that has been done in regard to these theories, and what it means for the classroom teacher. Analysis:      Developmental psychologists have long debated the nature v. nurture argument of development. (Slavin 23). For the most part they now agree that you cannot isolate one without the other. That indeed nature and nurture play a part in a child's development.      One of the most influential developmental psychologist was Jean Piaget. He believed that children learned through interacting with their environment, that they have patterns of behavior that he referred to as sche...