In addition to this, teachers also need to recognize how different students learn and adapt activities that have a wide variety and interest that can satisfy all students, teachers can consider the theories for learning when teaching primary school children. Behavioral learning theory is mainly used for behavior management, Pavlov (1927) is one of the theorists behind this behaviorist theory. He discovered that ringing a bell could induce salivation in dogs even when no food was present, if the dog was trained to associate the bell with food. Teachers can use behavioral reinforcers in a primary context to help children learn, for example a teacher can provide social reinforcement by simply smiling or frowning or the teacher could also offer tangible reinforcement by rewarding the pupil with a sticker. Reinforcing a child on good behavior is a positive way of learning for children, if a behavior is followed by positive reinforcement the good behavior is more likely to be repeated. Problem behavior cannot be changed if good behavior is not reinforced. For example, if a teacher sees a child helping another child with work, in this case a teacher reinforcer such as 'praise' should be given. Praise can spur us to do so
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