Teacher Behavior Alteration Techniques – BATs

Immediate Reward from Behavior (e.g., 'You will enjoy it. It will make you happy. Because it is fun.')

Deferred Reward from Behavior (e.g., 'It will help you later on in life. It will prepare you for a job.')

Reward from Teacher (e.g., 'I will give you a reward if you do. I will give you a good grade.')

Reward from Others (e.g., 'Others will respect you if you do. Your parents will be pleased.')

Self-Esteem (e.g., 'You will feel good about yourself if you do. You always do such a good job.')

Punishment from Behavior (e.g., 'You will lose if you don't. You'll feel bad if you don't.')

Punishment from Teacher (e.g., 'I will punish you if you don't. I will take points off if you don't.')

Punishment from Others (e.g., 'No one will like you. Your parents will punish you if you don't.')

Guilt (e.g., 'If you don't, others will be hurt. Your parents will feel bad if you don't.')

Teacher-Student Relationship: Positive (e.g., 'I will like you better if you do. I will be proud of you.')

Teacher-Student Relationship: Negative (e.g., 'I will dislike you if you don't. I'll be disappointed in you.')

Legitimate: Higher Authority (e.g., 'It is a rule, I have to do it and so do you. It's a school rule.')

Legitimate: Teacher Authority (e.g., 'Because I told you to. I'm the teacher, you're the student.')

Personal (Student) Responsibility (e.g., 'It is your obligation. Everyone has to do her/his share.')

Responsibility to Class (e.g., 'Your group needs it done. The class depends on you.')

Formative Rules (e.g., 'We voted, and the majority rules. The rest of the class is doing it.')

Debt (e.g., 'You owe me one. You promised to do it.')

Altruism (e.g., 'If you do this, it will help others. Do it for the good of the class.')

Peer Modeling (e.g., 'Your friends do it. Classmates you respect do it.')

Teacher Modeling (e.g., 'This is the way I always do it. When I was your age, I did it.')

Expert Teacher (e.g., 'From my experience, it is a good idea. Trust me--I know what I'm doing.')

Teacher Feedback (e.g., 'Because I need to know how well you understand this. To see how well you can do it.')