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. Because you are capable!')

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'll give you an F if you don't.')

Punishment from Others (e.g., 'No one will like you. Your friends will make fun of you.')

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., 'Do it, I'm just telling you what I was told. 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 their share.')

Responsibility to Class (e.g., 'Your group needs it done. Don't let your group down.')

Formative Rules (e.g., 'We voted, and the majority rules. Everyone else is doing it.')

Debt (e.g., 'You owe me one. Pay your debt. 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 I've taught you.')