Essays about: "behaviorism"

Found 5 essays containing the word behaviorism.

1. 1. A behaviorist correspondence theory of truth

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

   Author : Emil Alexander; [2020]
   Keywords : truth; correspondence; behaviorism; relational frame theory; stimulus equivalence; contextual behavioral science;

   Abstract : For many decades there has been an ongoing feud between the fields of behaviorism and cognitive science. This feud is not about specific scientific findings, it is about deep philosophical convictions, and about what terms and methods it makes sense to use when studying psychology. READ MORE

3. 2. Teaching English grammar : A study of approaches to formal grammar instruction in the subject English in Swedish upper secondary school

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Maureen Lugoloobi-Nalunga; [2017]
   Keywords : Grammar instruction; grammar learning; grammar acquisition; language development; second language; foreign language; EFL ESL; Second Language Acquisition; SLA.; Grammatikundervisning; grammatikinlärning; språkinlärning; språkutveckling; andraspråk; främmande språk; andraspråksinlärning.;

   Abstract : The main aim of the present study was to identify examples of practical grammar instruction methods in an EFL/ESL classroom in Swedish upper secondary school. Data was collected through classroom observations and interviews. READ MORE

4. 3. “The natural law of education”- Homework assignments in mathematics, a Chinese perspective

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Amanda Cederberg; [2016]
   Keywords : Behaviorism; China; Cultural capital; Habitus; Homework; Mathematics; Sociocultural; Suzhi Jiaoyu; ”two basics”;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the attitudes of several mathematics teachers towards homework as part of the workload of 10-11 year old students at a school in Yunnan Province, China. The focus is to describe and analyze their reasons for assigning homework as well as the nature of that homework. READ MORE

5. 4. Behaviorism versus Intercultural Education in the Novel Purple Hibiscus : A Literature Study of Education in Purple Hibiscus from a Swedish EFL Perspective

   University essay from Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Seidi Tuomaala; [2013]
   Keywords : EFL; literature; intercultural education; imitation; behaviorism; learning; identity; personal development; communicative competence;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to analyze two different educational paradigms, which I refer to broadly as the behavioristic way of learning through imitation versus intercultural education, as these are depicted in the novel Purple Hibiscus by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The analysis focuses on how the narrator Kambili´s learning, identity and personal development are differently affected by these two contrastive approaches to education. READ MORE

6. 5. An Intentional Look at the Chinese Room

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofi

   Author : Tania Norell; [2012]
   Keywords : Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The Philosophy of Mind, which pertains to the study of mental properties and physical properties in relation to the world, has been around since the 4th century with philosophers like Socrates and Plato. The Mind and Matter Problem, also known as the Body and Soul Problem, deals with the issues of identifying and understanding the apparent difference between the mental mind or soul and the physical matter or body. READ MORE