Question

2. Discuss the behaviorist perspective on knowing and learning. Be sure to include at least 3 different elements of such a theory. Again, be sure to provide several real-life examples of how a classroom that is based on such a perspective would look.

Answer 1

The behavioral perspective on knowledge and learning refers to the process where learning generates enough knowledge for an individual to develop physically, cognitively, socially and morally, adopting a behavior that allows him to think, question, decide and adopt a correct posture to live in the social environment through the close relationship between the environment that this individual lives the actions that he/she exercises.

This behavioral perspective is achieved in the classroom through educational practices that stimulate students' learning and knowledge accumulation. as we know, the school environment is a great environment to insert individuals into a social environment. Applying educational practices through school activities prepares individuals for the way in society, showing situations in which students can question and reason about the correct behavior that should be adopted at the moment.

The practices that can be added in the classroom, based on this perspective, should be practices that show everyday situations, asking students what would be the best ways to behave in these situations. This can be done through puppet theater, reading texts, educational videos, debates, among others.