Positive Teaching

The Behavioural Approach

Kevin Wheldall (Macquarie University, Australia), Frank Merrett

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Routledge
08 October 2019

Behavioural theory (Behaviourism); Educational psychology; Teaching of students with emotional & behavioural difficulties; Teaching skills & techniques; Animal behaviour

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education

Problems of classroom management and control are a recurring concern for many teachers. Disruptive behaviour and inattention hinder effective learning and impose a constant drain upon the teachers’ emotional resources. Continual nagging at children only increases teacher stress: what is needed is an effective alternative set of strategies.

Originally published in 1984, Positive Teaching seeks to meets this need by presenting the behavioural approach to teaching in a clear, direct and lucid way. By adopting the behavioural approach, problem behaviour can be minimised, or rapidly nipped in the bud when it does arise. While punishment may be used in an attempt to stop almost any kind of behaviour, only the appropriate use of positive methods applied contingently, immediately and consistently can teach new, more adaptive behaviour. This is a crucial issue in real teaching and is rarely encountered or even discussed in most teacher education programmes. It is the central focus of Positive Teaching.

This book is for all teachers, from the beginning student to experienced head teachers; for those teaching in a first school, and for those teaching sixth-formers; for those experiencing difficulties and for those whose authority is already well established. The behavioural approach offers practical support to those who are struggling and a rationale for the effective, positive strategies of the successful. We can all improve our teaching.

By: Kevin Wheldall (Macquarie University Australia), Frank Merrett
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138637276
ISBN 10: 1138637270
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 08 October 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. Part 1: The Behavioural Approach to Teaching 1. Introduction: Setting the Scenes 2. An Overview of the Behavioural Approach to Teaching 3. Pinpointing and Recording Children’s Behaviour 4. Reward and Punishment 5. Changing Children’s Behaviour Part 2: Analysing Classroom Behaviour and Demonstration Studies 6. Analysing Classroom Behaviour: Making Sense of your Data 7. Interventions with Individual Children 8. Interventions with Groups or Classes of Children. Suggested Answers and Possible Solutions to Exercises. Suggestions for Further Reading. Index.

Kevin Wheldall, Frank Merrett