Read and examine thoroughly the case study in Chapter 5, page 190 of your textbook (Moreno, 2010). After your examination of the case, think about the application of behaviorist theory and how the principles of behaviorism could be applied to resolve the issues in this case. Your answers should be in a minimum of 4-5 complete sentences and fully answer the question being asked.
Then answer the following questions in a minimum of 150 words per response:
1. What are some strategies that the teacher used to increase desirable behaviors?
2. What are some strategies that the teacher used to decrease undesirable behavior?
3. Which if the behaviorist principles were applied during the lesson, and how?
4. Did the teacher demonstrate an awareness of students’ diversity?
5. Using the classroom tips on page 179 of your textbook (Moreno, 2010), evaluate the overall effectiveness of the lesson according to these behaviorist principles and determine what the strengths and weaknesses of using these principles are.
In your conclusion, discuss which principles you might find yourself incorporating into training new teachers and why? In other words, what do you see potentially most effective?