Economically underprivileged children must often be provided with motives for learning. Because the value system of these children may differ from that of the economically satisfied child, behaviour may need to be reinforced with rewards such as sweets, money, clothes, or other material objects. This principle of reinforcement is based on the operant conditioning theory and involves the application of immediate rewards to shape gradually more difficult tasks.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503884
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty - Children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Rewards and punishments in education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Training of
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Achievement behavior in children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Achievement behavior in children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)