Contemporary analyses of both the use of behavior analysis in educational settings and the teaching of behavior analysis.
In a previous blog, I wrote about getting ready to use PORTL (Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab) in the classroom for the first time. I was deep in prep—reading, chatting with colleagues, watching videos—and knew practice would follow. This spring, I finally went for it and used PORTL in two courses and here I share some takeaways and insigts.
Portable Operant Research and Teaching Lab (PORTL) manual and an educational kits. Photo by Mirari Elcoro.
One central aspect of becoming an informed consumer of science or scientist-practitioner is developing analytical skills. These analytical skills are problem-solving skills related to understanding data; practitioners must be able …
Among behavioral educators, the topic of similarities between behavior analytic pedagogies and Universal Design for Learning is gaining interest.
Learn to use blogs as a teaching and learning tools for students and teachers of behavior analysis.
4 We don’t often discuss failure. We’re not supposed to fail, and we pretend that we don’t fail even when it may take multiple attempts to succeed at a task. …
1 “(…) instrumentation is a form of time travel that transports characteristics that are distinctive of the era of its original making, design and use, into the present.” Cavvichi & …
4 How do you Select Readings and other Sources for Teaching? Whether it is a textbook, articles, videos, or a combination of those, selecting sources to introduce behavior analysis to …
As an undergraduate psychology major, I knew that I liked psychology and generally wanted to help people. But similar to most psychology majors, I didn’t know how I wanted to …
8 bell hooks (1952-2021) born Gloria Jean Watkins, was a scholar, educator, feminist, activist and so much more. hook was a Distinguished Professor at Berea College, KY, which houses the …
