Instruments and their History to Teach Behavior Analysis
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 & …
Teacher-Student Collaborations: Finding What Works
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 …
Impactful Reading for New Behavior Analysts
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 …
Introducing bell hooks to teachers of behavior analysis
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 …
Suggestions for Teaching Time Sampling
6 Some concepts in behavior analysis seem deceptively easy until learners are asked to demonstrate their understanding of that information. Time-sampling procedures provide an example of this situation in which …
Your Teachers and Mentors in Behavior Analysis
2 A tribute to Dr. Beth Sulzer-Azaroff and other impactful mentors Have you learned from someone who you have never met? Perhaps you read a book that resonated so much …
All I’m Askin’ is for a Lot of Respect for Pedagogy and Teachers
Who was the most important teacher in your life? What did that person do that was important? Are the effects created by that person replicable? That is, do we know …
Pioneers (#2): Bob Mager’s Abiding Impact on Instructional Design and Training
A pioneer of objective-driven instruction whose work remains influential in business and organizational circles.
The Relative Importance of Physical Space in the Classroom
1 I teach in one of the oldest buildings on campus as well as in one of the newest buildings on campus. Classrooms in both buildings are fine, and they …
When and How to Use Exams in the Classroom
There are many methods to assess learner performance in class, and one of the most common methods is to administer examinations (or exams). Learners are typically given multiple-choice, true/false, short …