Describe what is meant by a behavioral objective in education.
Explain the purpose of using behavioral objectives.
List some goals of education for which behavioral objectives may be useful, and some for which using behavioral objectives is more problematic
Describe a way to use behavioral objectives so that their usefulness can be extended even to those goals of education for which they are more problematic.
State a potential disadvantage of using behavioral objectives for any educational goal.
List the operant conditioning principles on which programmed instruction is based.
Describe an example of simple programmed instruction that might have been used when it was first developed.
Explain how programmed instruction has advanced since its early development.
List the important characteristics that a mastery technique program should have in order to be effective.
Describe Keller's Personalized System of Instruction (PSI).
Evaluate the effectiveness of mastery programs. State its major drawback and give examples of the problems it causes.
Explain how those problems can be at least partially alleviated.
Describe the basic outline of a behavior modification program (applied behavioral analysis).
Describe a token economy program.
List some cognitive techniques that can be used to facilitate a behavior modification program.
List some of the behaviors for which a behavior modification program works well.
Describe a contigency contract.
List some advantages of a contingency contract.
List some bogus criticisms of behavior modification and some legitimate criticisms.
List examples of people for whom behavior modification is especially appropriate and for whom it is inappropriate.