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Current behavior modification in the classroom: be still, be quiet, be docile.

R A Winett1, R C Winkler

  • 1State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1972
PubMed
Summary

Behavior modification in classrooms, often used to enforce stillness and obedience, has largely maintained the status quo. This approach may need re-evaluation for true educational change.

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Area of Science:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Classroom Management

Background:

  • Classrooms are criticized as total institutions demanding order and control.
  • Behavior modification is seen as a key driver of classroom change.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the role of behavior modification in classroom settings.
  • To evaluate if behavior modification truly changes or merely supports the existing classroom structure.

Main Methods:

  • Review of journal articles on behavior modification in classrooms.
  • Analysis of how 'inappropriate behavior' is defined in educational contexts.

Main Results:

  • Inappropriate behavior is consistently defined as that which disrupts order, quiet, and stillness.
  • Behavior modification practices appear to uphold, rather than challenge, the traditional classroom environment.

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Conclusions:

  • Behavior modification in its current form may reinforce the status quo in traditional classrooms.
  • Exploring alternative applications and the role of behavior modification in open classrooms is necessary.