1. B.F. Skinner By: Michelle Beilein, Kaci Carlyle, Victoria Massimo, Sandra Meyer and Kristen Mercurio

2. Brief History and Timeline of Major Events  1904  1926  1929  1930  1931  1943  1944  1953  1966  1968  1972  1990

3. Theories and Inventions  Radical behaviorism  Reinforcement  Negative and positive  Air crib  Cumulative recorder  Operant conditioning chamber  Teaching machine

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE4hQKAnwXI&feature=channel_video_title

6. Influence on education  Positive vs. negative reinforcement in the classroom  Age appropriate skill can be taught  Five steps

7. Where would he teach?  Classroom characteristics  Positive environment  More than one teacher  Rewards/ prizes  Teaching machines  “Student Control Groups”  (Activity centers)

9. Sources Used  www.bfskinner.org www.bfskinner.org  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner  http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/skinner.html http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/skinner.html  http://www.simplypsychology.org/operan t-conditioning.html http://www.simplypsychology.org/operan t-conditioning.html