XUE 614 - Behavior Modifications in Urban Schools

Institution:

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Urban Education with special emphasis on Special Education

Description:

This course is designed to provide teachers with the knowledge , skills and ability necessary to identify underachievers , including gifted and those eventually identified for special education. This will be accomplished by the following: Becoming familiar with the concepts and principles of behavior modification for dealing with children and youth exhibiting behavioral challenges ; demonstrating the application of learning theory , and principles to the reduction of children and youth behavior problems; Utilizing the methods and procedures for strenghtening desirable behavior , teaching new behaviors , maintaining learned behaviors , weakening undesirable behaviors ; becoming acquainted with issues and controversies arising from the application of behavior modification procedures to the solution of behavior problems. Pre-Requisite: None

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.cheyney.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 399-2275

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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