Behavior and Classroom Reward System

Statistics also indicate that our school is located in one of the most deprived areas of income deprivation affecting children thus many of our students do not have access to technology at home. This means we have a responsibility to provide such access in a controlled school environment.

Throughout this course, a new perspective has provided us with the opportunity to take a look at many of the different ways in which the digital world has become one of the most dominant viewpoints of today’s generation, and how technology has taken over and welcomed itself into many aspects of our lives. This course paper will take a look at one topic of interest in particular, which in hopes will shed some light on a heavily discussed topic in the education world: does technology help or hinder the student. This paper will look to prove the point and discover more about the way in which technology has been incorporated into the classroom, both in an elementary context as well as a post-secondary context, and the effects that it has had on the student, the teacher, and the overall academic development that accompanies it.

At this young age, it is recommended that criterion specific rewards be used to motivate Doug and increase the frequency of positive behaviors in the classroom (Curran & the IRIS Center, 2003). Criterion specific rewards are incentives that are customized to individual students and based on what motivates them (Curran & the IRIS Center, 2003). Initially, it is necessary to identify what motivates the student and proceed to utilize that information to create

Challenging inappropriate behaviour posed by children nowadays is one of the most daunting issued faced by teachers. Few matters affect teachers more directly and persistently than managing classroom behaviour (Jim Docking, 2000). Being able to manage a classroom I found is one of the most fundamental aspects in being able to teach today. Through this critique I will investigate the different studies relating to behaviour management within a classroom, looking pacifically at several behavioural issues within a classroom and where they stem from, as well as looking into studies based on the praise system and how it is used in schools. I want to look at fundamental theorists and give a brief insight into their studies through my own experience and research I have looked into.

Before the Internet, students did work in books and teachers taught through books. Almost everyone in the same grade was taught the same, with a limited curriculum until technology took over the world. Now that society has endless resources from the advancements of technology, students, teachers, and others use it to expand their knowledge on certain subjects and also to complete their work faster. The effects of technology is explained in the text, “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” by Amy Goldwasser, she argues that the Internet actually aids kids in developing skills in writing and problem solving. Steven Pinker also defends the use of technology in his essay, “Mind Over Mass Media” by claiming that people just need to control their use of technology.

Although books are great means of learning, the process of looking up everything in them was both tedious and time consuming. In present days, students possess the power to hold all information at the press of a button. This convenience saves time and allows students to learn specifically what they need. Today, children would be at a disadvantage if they did not have Internet access at home. One article stated that children at their school are given laptops to aid in their learning; however, nine percent of the children do not have Internet access at home. With a converted curriculum shifted towards research and project based learning, it is impossible for these children to do what is expected of them in class (Monahan, 2014). Eighty five percent of America has Internet access, so it is no surprise that most curriculums in schools are primarily based on computers nowadays. Children are no longer confined to the walls of their classrooms as technology improves and provides new and efficient ways of learning and collaborating with

As the years progress, our society as a whole, is advancing in technology at a rapid rate. Nowadays, according to the article of the week paper, The next civil rights frontier is digital by Juan Andrade, states that access to home internet connection is a prerequisite for academic success, and for the most part it is true. Teachers now have access to new websites such as Google Classroom where they are able to post homework assignments and is expected by the teacher for the student to get the homework done. Unfortunately, many families cannot afford Internet access, and are limited to public library visits and to mobile data plans, these people find themselves at a disadvantage compared to their peers. In this essay I will elaborate on the subject matter of, digital access and if it is a “fundamental civil rights issue”, how Internet access can “radically change lives”, and if I make wise use of my Internet time.

With every student in Hillsborough High School being provided a Chromebook Laptop to develop the extent at which their studies can go, this can be a nice change of pace from a standard worksheet. For a more hands-on student, a poster or a physical creation may be the best learning experience for them. In essence, this proposal Allows the student to become more engaged and interested in their work (Terada). It might also solve the problem of students who copy off one another if they are genuinely interested in what is assigned. As it is, few students actually bother to do homework that is assigned to them if it is “boring”, long, or if they feel it is useless. Therefore, if Hillsborough High School were to set strict rules mandating that teachers had to assign relevant homework as well as include variety in terms of its medium, students’ education would improve as more students would understand the

On the contrary, some people advocate that infusing technology into a child’s academic work can increase the communication between students and their teachers, outside of school. In general, a teacher can send out reminders for kids to complete an assignment or give them the opportunity to turn in their projects at night, using an online portfolio. Although having extra time on an assignment is always preferred, it only leads to students procrastinating. As a

When I said I will take the psychology class, many of my friends said why I am taking that class. They thought the psychology class is really useless and there’s nothing to learn but the credits. However, I actually learned a lot of stuff throughout the quarter. I chose to take this class because I was interested in how and why people think and behave in such ways. I felt like this class will help me understand other people well. I personally think psychology is important, because it tells us how the brain and our bodies work. There are many different areas in psychology to learn about.

Mr. Malone uses both positive and negative reinforcement with his class. When he notices a select group of student who are falling behind, he decided he needed to incorporate some form of reinforcement in order to boost motivation. He included bonus points, homework passes, and pizza coupons to those who did not receive attention and to those who complete work well and on time. However, it seemed to me that Nina took his new rule personally and called Mr. Malone out on it in front of the class. His idea of enforcing completion of work with motivational rewards made Nina feel targeted, resulting in her outburst.

The types of rewards the students get in their class is playing Candy Questions. The teacher asks the student’s questions over what they have learned and if they get this correct, they revived candy in reward. Another type of reward the students receive weekly is Uncle Randall’s Shop. Here the students can buy things such as chips, candy, drinks, etc. with their Falcon bucks handed out by the faculty. The students can receive these by doing well on tests or doing something nice for someone. Uncle Randall’s Shop happens every Friday on the 3rd floor of the building. The only students that can go up here are the students that have Falcon bucks to spend. Students react very well to this reward and choose to work harder to earn Falcon bucks.

According to Ormrod (2016), reinforcement is the act of following a response with a reinforcer, wherein, the reinforcer is a stimulus or event that increase the frequency of a response. Reinforcement is extremely important when raising or teaching children. Reinforcement can be positive or negative. Reinforcement can also interfere with learning and performances in some behaviors. However, according to Ormrod despite concerns reinforcement and punishments can be effective in bringing about desired changes in behaviors (2016). In the textbook, one suggestion of reinforcement to increase desirable behavior in the classroom is fostering the ability to delay gratification. “Delay gratification is, to forgo immediate pleasures to earn more satisfying

Dweck (2007) indicates that positive reinforcement, such as praise, can encourage and increase intrinsic motivation for pupils. Cotton’s (1988) study shows that it is extremely effective to use praise and reward systems to manage pupils’ behaviour in class. However, the effects of the reinforcement can be very diverse with different pupils, not every individual responds to stimulus in the same way. Teachers need to adjust the stimulus depending on the individual group (Ibid). In one of my classes there is one pupil who doesn’t want to collect points which can be changed to stationary goods or toys. I asked him for the reason and he told me that he has everything at home and his parents buy him things if he needs them. For that reason, I needed to change his stimulus which I found later to

Education is one of the most important professions in the working world. Technology has done many things for us in today’s society especially for education and schools. Technology in the school system has impacted the students and teachers in many positive ways, including virtual field trips, testing tips, teacher resources, class web sites, and lesson plans. With computer use in our schools, we have access to many different sources and various types of learning.