Pre-Assessment
Instructors: Please distribute the following four pages for your pre-assessment.
List the following terms on the board/overhead:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Punishment
Escape Learning
Avoidance Learning
Show the following videos demonstrating the following terms:
Link or Performance from Advanced Class
positive reinforcement
Link or Performance from Advanced Class
negative reinforcement
Link or Performance from Advanced Class
Punishment
Link or Performance from Advanced Class
escape learning
Link or Performance from Advanced Class
avoidance learning
List the five terms for the students to choose from. Individual students will write down:
1.
2.
3.
4.
the term that best fits the video,
why they think that was the concept illustrated,
the definition of the term and
their own example.
After viewing all the videos the students will write down the differences between positive reinforcement, negative
reinforcement, and punishment. They will also write down the differences between escape learning and avoidance
learning.
Rubric: The chart on the last page will be used for both the pre-assessment and post-assessment to compare the
students’ improvement after the completion of the course. Place additional comments of the students’ performance in
the space provided. Ideally the students should score a 3 for each category.
Pre-Assessment Assignment
Instructions: Watch the following videos (or performances). Using the list provided write down:
1.
2.
3.
4.
the term that is illustrated by the video
what that term means,
why you think it is the term being illustrated and
give your own short example.
After viewing all the videos write down what you believe are the differences between positive reinforcement, negative
reinforcement, and punishment.
Also write down the differences between escape learning and avoidance learning.
For this exercise there are no wrong answers, so please write down your thoughts as completely as possible.
Video Example 1
What term was shown in this presentation?
How would you define this term?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Create an original example that would showcase this term:
Video Example 2
What term was shown in this presentation?
How would you define this term?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Create an original example that would showcase this term:
Video Example 3
What term was shown in this presentation?
How would you define this term?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Create an original example that would showcase this term:
Video Example 4
What term was shown in this presentation?
How would you define this term?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Create an original example that would showcase this term:
Video Example 5
What term was shown in this presentation?
How would you define this term?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Create an original example that would showcase this term:
What do you believe are the differences between positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and
punishment?
What do you believe are the differences between escape learning and avoidance learning?
Post-Assessment
Instructors: Please distribute the following four pages for your post-assessment.
Break the students into groups of 4-5 students. Give each group one of the terms and have them create an original
scenario for that term using video or acting out in class. Make sure that students who are comfortable with technology
and those with previous psychology classes are distributed equally among the groups. The groups' presentations and
videos will be presented when the class next meets.
Instructions for uploading the videos:
List the following terms on the board/overhead:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Punishment
Escape Learning
Avoidance Learning
For each of the videos and presentations the students (including each member of the group that just presented) will
write down:
1. the group number that presented,
2. the term that is illustrated by the presentation and
3. why they think that was the term illustrated
After the end of all presentations you will have the students write down:
1. the definition for each of the 5 terms and
2. their own creative examples of the 5 terms.
After viewing all the videos the students will write down the differences between positive reinforcement, negative
reinforcement, and punishment. Then the students will write down the differences between escape learning and
avoidance learning.
Rubric: The chart on the last page will be used for both the pre-assessment and post-assessment to compare the
students’ improvement after the completion of the course. Place additional comments of the students’ performance in
the space provided. Ideally the students should score a 3 for each category.
Post-Assessment Assignment
Instructions: Each group has received one of the following terms: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement,
punishment, escape learning, and avoidance learning. As a team you need to come up with an original scenario of this
term and act it out to the rest of the class. Your group has a choice of either capturing this on video, or presenting it
"live" in the classroom.
Uploading your Video:
Before the next class all videos will need to be uploaded here:
On presentation day, as each group finishes their presentation you (including each member of the group that just
presented) will write down:
1. the group number that presented,
2. which term is being illustrated by the presentation and
3. explain why you believe it is the term being illustrated.
After the end of all presentations you will write down:
1.
2.
3.
4.
the definition of each of the 5 terms;
your own creative example of each of the 5 terms;
the differences between positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment;
and the differences between escape learning, and avoidance learning.
Please make sure you mark down which group you are in below.
Group 1
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 2
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 3
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 4
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 5
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 6
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 7
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Group 8
What term was shown in this presentation?
Why do you believe this term was illustrated?
Define the following:
Positive Reinforcement:
Negative Reinforcement:
Punishment:
What do you believe are the differences between positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and
punishment?
Define the following:
Escape Learning:
Avoidance Learning:
What do you believe are the differences between escape learning and avoidance learning?
Student Name: _______________________________
In Writing, Define Terms
Skill
3
Positive
Includes the concepts of
Reinforcement increasing frequency and
stimulus applied.
Class: __________________
2
1
Score/Comments
Includes either the concept
Student can not
of increasing frequency OR define this term.
stimulus applied, but not
both.
Negative
Includes concepts of
Includes either the concept
Student can not
Reinforcement increasing frequency and
of increasing frequency OR define this term.
stimulus withdrawn.
stimulus withdrawn, but not
both.
Punishment
Includes both the concept
Includes either the concept
Student can not
of decreasing frequency
of decreasing frequency OR define this term.
and stimulus applied.
stimulus applied, but not
both
Escape
Include the concepts that
Includes either the concept
Student can not
Learning
the goal is to terminate an that the goal is to terminate define this term.
aversive stimulus and that an aversive stimulus OR
it's negatively reinforced.
that it's negatively
reinforced.
Avoidance
Include the concepts that it Include either the concept
Student can not
Learning
is converted from escape
that it is converted from
define this term.
learning and results in
escape learning OR that it
reacting before the
results in reacting before
aversive stimulus.
the aversive stimulus.
In Writing, Explain Differences Between Terms
Skill
3
2
1
Score/Comments
Positive
Includes positive vs.
Includes either add vs.
Student can’t
Reinforcement negative add vs. remove.
remove OR includes
explain
vs. Negative
Includes reinforcement vs. encourage vs. discourage
differences
Reinforcement Punishment encourage vs. behavior but not both
vs. Punishment discourage behavior
Escape
Includes that avoidance
n/a
Student can’t
Learning vs.
happens before the
explain
Avoidance
stimulus; escape happens
differences
Learning
after stimulus
When Given a Realistic Example, Identify Terms and Explain Why Term is Chosen
Skill
3
2
1
Score/Comments
Positive
Can identify this term and Can identify the term OR
Can neither id
Reinforcement correctly explain why
explain type of
nor explain the
conditioning, but not both
scenario
Negative
Can identify this term and Can identify the term OR
Can neither id
Reinforcement correctly explain why
explain type of
nor explain the
conditioning, but not both
scenario
Punishment
Can identify this term and Can identify the term OR
Can neither id
correctly explain why
explain type of
nor explain the
conditioning, but not both
scenario
Escape
Can identify this term and Can identify the term OR
Can neither id
Learning
correctly explain why
explain type of
nor explain the
conditioning, but not both
scenario
Avoidance
Can identify this term and Can identify the term OR
Can neither id
Learning
correctly explain why
explain type of
nor explain the
conditioning, but not both
scenario
Create Original Example (1 term performed w/ group others written)
Skill
3
2
1
Positive
Can create an original
Can create an original
Student can’t
Reinforcement example depicting both
example depicting either the create original
the concepts of Increasing concept of Increasing
example of this
frequency and stimulus
frequency OR stimulus
term
applied
applied
Negative
Can create an original
Can create an original
Student can’t
Reinforcement example depicting both
example depicting either the create original
the concepts of Increasing concept of Increasing
example of this
frequency and stimulus
frequency OR stimulus
term
withdrawn.
withdrawn.
Punishment
Can create an original
Can create an original
Student can’t
example depicting both
example depicting either the create original
the concept of decreasing
concept of decreasing
example of this
frequency and stimulus
frequency OR stimulus
term
applied.
applied.
Escape
Can create an original
Can create an original
Student can’t
Learning
example depicting both
example depicting either the create original
the concepts that the goal
concept that the goal is to
example of this
is to terminate an aversive terminate an aversive
term
stimulus and that it's
stimulus OR that it's
negatively reinforced.
negatively reinforced.
Avoidance
Can create an original
Can create an original
Student can’t
Learning
example depicting both
example depicting either the create original
the concepts that it is
concepts that it is converted example of this
converted from escape
from escape learning OR
term
learning and results in
results in reacting before the
reacting before the
aversive stimulus.
aversive stimulus.
Score/Comments
Score:
Overall Comments:
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