A teacher decides not to pay attention to Robert's wild hand-waving and calls on another student. Robert always launches into long, involved stories that change the direction of the class discussion. This teaching technique is most related to
A student on a class field trip misbehaves on the bus and is told to sit by herself for ten minutes. This technique represents an attempt at implementing
Jerald, a budding young artist of four, decides to use his mother's new white shag carpet as a canvas for his peanut butter and jelly impressionist piece. When his mother (who does not appreciate art) discovers his work, she grabs Jerald by the collar, pulls him toward her, and give him a stern smack on the bottom. Jerald ceases smearing the carpet with peanut butter and jelly. This treatment of
Completing homework assignments in order to avoid being given an undesirable required assignment in school is an example of the operant conditioning technique of
A typically boisterous child is praised enthusiastically by his teacher for sitting quietly and attending to the day's lesson. In response to his teacher's praise, the child sits quietly during the next day as well. The teacher is changing the child's behavior by using
When Charlie the cat was a kitten, he just happened to be near the kitchen when his owner used an electric can opener to open a can of tuna for him to eat. Curious about this strange sound, Charlie went to the kitchen and found the tuna in his dish. Now, no matter how deep his coma-like sleep is when someone uses the electric can opener for any reason, Charlie scrambles to his feet and sprints to
Provide the definition of gifted and talented, as adopted by Congress in 1988 . Describe how students were traditionally identified as gifted and discuss three criticisms of that method
Describe the two basic categories of emotional disturbance, along with the six teaching strategies suggested in the text. Identify which type of behavioral category each strategy is best suited to accommodate and explain why
Describe the three characteristics that students with learning disabilities have and discuss the methods for teaching students with LD that were suggested in the text