It has been argued that although behaviourist principles can be used in an educational setting, it is more about modifying/controlling the behaviours associated with learning, not necessarily the mechanics of learning. In other words, behaviourist classroom management techniques likely help create an appropriate learning environment or behaviours that are conducive for learning to occur, but are not as useful for describing how or why the learning has or hasn’t occurred. Based on this week’s readings, as well as the video you watched, indicate whether you agree or disagree with this.
