Benue State University, Makurdi

TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR BOLSTERING LEARNING OUTCOMES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Akuto Grace Wandoo (PhD), Atser Comfort Iveren (PhD)
(Department of Psychology, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria +2347062663826, uchoaondoaver@yahoo.com)

Abstract

The study investigated into secondary school teachers' perception of the use of differential behaviour modification techniques in bolstering student's learning outcomes. The study used descriptive survey research design. A 20-item questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 216 teachers. Data was analyzed using means and standard deviations while the hypothesis was tested using the t-test statistics. The major finding shows that a significant number of teachers agree that positive behavior modification techniques are more successful in bolstering learning outcomes but a lot still depend on the use of aversive or punitive behavior modification techniques which likely have negative influence on students learning outcomes. Use of punitive techniques in the learning process raises anxiety, frustration and hate for learning which breeds maladaptive behaviors like aggression. It was recommended among other things that the teacher should be sensitized, trained and retrained in the proper use of different positive behavior modification techniques and how best to apply them in managing learning outcomes in classroom situations.

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