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MICRO TEACHING IN MATHEMATICS

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thiyagusuriya

MODULE 4 SKILL OF REINFORCEMENT

Dr.K.Thiyagu, Assistant
Professor, Department of
Education, School of Education
and Training, Central University
of Tamilnadu, Thiruvarur.

SKILL OF REINFORCEMENT

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MODULE 6 SKILL OF BLACKBOARD
WRITING
MODULE 5 SKILL OF PROBING
QUESTIONS
MODULE 4 SKILL OF REINFORCEMENT

Prologue

MODULE 3 SKILL OF STIMULUS

VARIATION

Reinforcementisstrengtheningtheconnectionbetweenastimulusanda

MODULE 2 SKILL OF EXPLANATION

response. Positive reinforcement provides pleasant experience or a feeling of

MODULE 1 MICROTEACHING:
INTRODUCTION

satisfaction which contributes towards strengthening of desirable responses or

behaviours.Thenegativereinforcementresultsinunpleasantexperiences,which
help in weakening the occurrence of undesirable responses or behaviours. This
module is discussed in detail about skill of reinforcement. Particularly this
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moduledealsabouttheskillofreinforcementanditscomponents.Theskillsof
reinforcementinvolvetheteachertousemoreandmorepositivereinforcement
and to decrease the use of negative reinforcement so that the pupils
participationismaximized.
Objectives
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthemodule,youwillbeableto:
Arguethemeaningofskillofreinforcement
Acquirestheknowledgeofskillofreinforcement
Graspthemicroteachingprocessanditssignificance.
explainthecomponentsofskillofreinforcement
understandthemeaningofskillofreinforcement
SKILLOFREINFORCEMENT
Reinforcementisstrengtheningtheconnectionbetweenastimulusand
a response. There are two types of reinforcements i.e. positive reinforcement
and negative reinforcement. Positive reinforcement provides pleasant
experience or a feeling of satisfaction which contributes towards strengthening
of desirable responses or behaviours. The negative reinforcement results in
unpleasant experiences, which help in weakening the occurrence of undesirable
responsesorbehaviours.
The skill of reinforcement can increase the students involvement in
learning in a number of ways. The skill is used when the teacher reinforces
correct responses with a smile, when the teacher praises a good response or
encourages a slow learner. Such positive reinforces strengthen desirable
responseswhereasnegativereinforcessuchasscolding,punishingthestudents,
sarcastic remarks etc. weaken the undesirable response. However, the use of
more and more positive reinforcers maximizes pupils involvement of learning
rather than the use of negative reinforcers. Therefore, the skills of
reinforcement involve the teacher to use more and more positive reinforcers
and to decrease the use of negative reinforcers so that the pupils participation
ismaximized.
ComponentsandDescriptionofSkillofReinforcement
S.No.

Components

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DescriptionofBehaviour
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Positive

verbal

Comments like good, very good,

reinforcement

excellentetc

Positivegestures

Facialexpressionexamplesmile

Proximity

Teacher moving towards the responding

student

Tokenreinforcement

meritcard

Activityreinforcement

Giving a task, the student likes to

perform

Negativeverbal

Commentslikenonsense

Negativegesture

Facialexpressionlikefrowning

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Assignment

Make a PowerPoint presentation for skill of reinforcement and its

components.

Writeanepisodeforskillofreinforcementinteachingofmathematics.
FAQ
Describethecomponentsofskillofreinforcement.
Whatarethecomponentsinvolvedinskillofreinforcement?
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List out the some of the terms of positive verbal reinforcement in skill of
reinforcement.
Whatisthedifferencebetweentokenandactivityreinforcement?
Whatdoyoumeanbypositivegestures?
Whatdoyoumeanbyproximity?
Quiz
Whicharenotthenonverbalcuesinthefollowing?
a)Facialexpressionb)Smile
c)Noddingheadd)GivingComments
Reinforcementisstrengtheningtheconnectionbetween
a)Stimulusandresponseb)stimulusandexperience
c)Experienceandresponsed)stimulusandvalidity
Thefourthstepofmicroteachingcycleis
a)Replanb)Teaching
c)Feedbackd)Planning
Inthebelow,whichisnotrelatedtoskillofreinforcement?
a)PositiveVerbalb)Positivegestures
c)Proximityd)changeinspeechpattern
Inthebelow,whichisnotrelatedtoskillofreinforcement?
a)Beginningstatementb)Positivegestures
c)Proximityd)Activityreinforcement
Glossary
Reinforcement=strengthening
Proximity=closeness
Activity=action
Gesture=signal
Positive=optimistic
Negative=pessimistic
Verbal=oral
Epilogue
Technicalskillisasetofrelatedteachingbehaviourswhichinspecified
types of classroom instruction situations tend to facilitate the achievement of
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specified types of classroom interaction situations tend to facilitate the

achievement of specified type of objectives. Teaching skill is a group of
teachingacts/behavioursintendedtofacilitatepupilslearningactivitydirectlyor
indirectly. This module has attempted to throw some light on the skill of
reinforcementanditscomponents.

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3 comments:
Pastyari EED March 1, 2015 at 3:54 PM
it's easy to understand thank you...
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Unknown August 1, 2016 at 9:51 PM

Please give lesson plan related to reinforcement.
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Please give lesson plan related to reinforcement.
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