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Re: [Phys-l] Inquiry



Ah, perhaps horse breaking/training has something to offer.
The classical approach was mostly 'all-stick'
The more recent approach offers rewards.
In the B.F. Skinner mold, rewards should be relatively infrequent at one reward randomly in three rewardable events for optimal reinforcement - or less frequently than that.

Rewarding every behavior where one desires re-iniforcement leads to pushy, demanding behavior.

:-)

BrianW



Joseph Bellina wrote:
Seems to me a good strategy to encourage them to read by rewarding them,...
joe

Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
...

On Feb 27, 2009, at 7:56 AM, Philip Keller wrote:

I still think students are rational - they do what they need to do. Depending on how we design our classes, they may not need to read.
...
Anthony Lapinski
Physics is very difficult to understand, especially the first time around....
With good teaching, appropriate demos, peer instruction, and active
engagement of students in class, the textbook becomes less necessary.
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David Craig wrote:

Oh, for heaven's sake. There is a great deal that must be learned
from books at one stage or another. Surely THAT'S not a point of
debate?

David Craig