Compare and Contrast Paper
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Compare and Contrast Chart and Paper
Grand Canyon University
EDU 313N
Prof. Mark Rowicki
December 4, 2011
This week assignment is about two of greatest theorist, Abraham Maslow and B.F. Skinner, who has helped to provide structure into today's classroom. Within this paper I will compare and contrast of Maslow’s hierarch of needs theory with that of Skinner’s behaviorist theory; as well as define motivation and how does it plays in elementary versus secondary school.
Chart Issues Maslow’s Skinner
Define Motivation
According to Maslow, all of us are motivated by our needs. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that we ought to satisfy each need in turn, starting with the first, which deals with the most obvious needs for survival itself.
According to Skinner, people are motivated through the way that they are rewarded. Reinforcement is the key element in Skinner's model. In order for individuals to do well, they have to have positive reinforcement. In addition, negative behaviors should be reprimanded.
How motivation changes for elementary versus secondary student
Maslow states that motivation changes for elementary and secondary students in that younger children needs basic needs met first (basic needs) and once those needs are met; the students can development towards advanced needs such as intellectual needs.
Work from easy to complex steps; performance/feedback motivation and actualization changes; amount of reward changes; kind and quality of reward changes.
Similarities/Differences
Both Maslow and Skinner's theory sustain the notion that individuals must development through stages. The two theories are unlike in that they differ in the method in which the people meet their needs. Maslow suggests that people should be rewarded in order to progress to the next level wile Skinner emphasizes reward and
Compare and Contrast Chart and Paper
Grand Canyon University
EDU 313N
Prof. Mark Rowicki
December 4, 2011
This week assignment is about two of greatest theorist, Abraham Maslow and B.F. Skinner, who has helped to provide structure into today's classroom. Within this paper I will compare and contrast of Maslow’s hierarch of needs theory with that of Skinner’s behaviorist theory; as well as define motivation and how does it plays in elementary versus secondary school.
Chart Issues Maslow’s Skinner
Define Motivation
According to Maslow, all of us are motivated by our needs. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that we ought to satisfy each need in turn, starting with the first, which deals with the most obvious needs for survival itself.
According to Skinner, people are motivated through the way that they are rewarded. Reinforcement is the key element in Skinner's model. In order for individuals to do well, they have to have positive reinforcement. In addition, negative behaviors should be reprimanded.
How motivation changes for elementary versus secondary student
Maslow states that motivation changes for elementary and secondary students in that younger children needs basic needs met first (basic needs) and once those needs are met; the students can development towards advanced needs such as intellectual needs.
Work from easy to complex steps; performance/feedback motivation and actualization changes; amount of reward changes; kind and quality of reward changes.
Similarities/Differences
Both Maslow and Skinner's theory sustain the notion that individuals must development through stages. The two theories are unlike in that they differ in the method in which the people meet their needs. Maslow suggests that people should be rewarded in order to progress to the next level wile Skinner emphasizes reward and