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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459110003321

Autore

Woollard John

Titolo

Psychology for the classroom : behaviourism / / John Woollard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-96932-2

1-136-96933-0

1-282-73328-1

9786612733284

0-203-85142-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Collana

Psychology for the classroom series Psychology for the classroom

Disciplina

370.15/28

Soggetti

Learning

Behaviorism (Psychology)

Classroom management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A David Fulton book."--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Series preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Research; 3 Theory; 4 Pedagogy; 5 Strategies; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Psychology for the Classroom: Behaviourism describes and reflects upon the foundations of behaviourism and the proliferation of behaviourist techniques in common practice today. Through examples drawn from research, presentation of theory, description of pedagogy and illustration by vignette, the book informs teachers and allows them to modify their teaching in order to take account of what is now known about the way that carefully planned curriculum and appropriately reinforced behaviours lead to learning. There is a particular emphasis upon the role of the traditional principles