Behavior modification in the classroom

Duration: 24

Year Published: 1970

Creator: U.S. Office of Education; photographed and directed by Christopher Tillam.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Tillam, Christopher.; Nixon, Stewart B.; Beach, Alice L.; Patterson, G.R.; Goodwin, Dwight.; Santa Clara Unified School District.; United States. Office of Education.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.

Description: Produced with the cooperation of the Santa Clara Unified School District, Santa Clara, California.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.; Production supervisor, Henry Breitrose; chief consultant and project initiator, Stewart B. Nixon; research consultants, Alice M. Beach, Dwight Goodwin, G. R. Patterson.; Demonstrates the use of positive reinforcement techniques to modify the behavior of elementary students or classes whose performance suffers because of their distracting behavior or daydreaming.; "An opportunity for teachers, psychologists, and educational specialists to see people like themselves use operant conditioning and modeling procedures to increase children's task orientation. Successful application in three different classroom situations--at early, intermediate, and older primary school grade levels--is shown. Demonstrates need for determining appropriate rewards and generalizing reward from specific tangible objectsto verbal and nonverbal reinforcement."--Extension Media Center catalogue, 1995.; PFA 1604-01-15706. D0004; PFA 1604-01-15706. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked 2013/09/ 23 sm; light linear scratches throughout; dirt at head

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE