EDF4021

Principles of Everyday Behaviour Analysis in Education (6 points)

(EDU)

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Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to list, define, and provide examples of the elementary principles of behaviour analysis, including reinforcement, extinction, differential reinforcement, shaping, chaining, discrimination training, and fading; find their way around in the literature of behaviour analysis, collect information from that literature, and present succinct summaries of empirical articles; use the main methods of collecting, analyzing, and presenting data that are found in the literature of behaviour analysis.

Assessment: Brief weekly tests based on weekly reading assignments (2500 words, 60%) and a portfolio of work based on weekly classroom activities (1500 words, 40%).

Contact Hours: 2 hours per week