Behavior Frameworks of Learning and Instruction

Abstract

In this chapter, the models of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and social learning are analyzed as scientific foundations of education and teaching. After a historical contextualization of the referred behavioral approaches to learning, an explanation of the basic processes and mechanisms involved is presented for each one, as well as the main associated authors. The authors present examples of cases, practical applications (for example, programmed learning) and investigations resulting from the presented models. In the analysis of the models, the author highlights both their potential and their main limitations.