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The key issues with traditional behaviourist approaches



                                                                It can lead adults to ‘manage’ rather than    Behaviourist approaches do not get to the core of why
       It can lead students to keep to expectations only when
       they have the external support of someone watching       educate. Some students end up dependent       the child is struggling; they fail to work out the unmet
       or the immediate fear of being caught.                   on adults; this limits development of skills   needs and missing skills. The child relies increasingly
                                                                and strategies to do well on their own and
                                                                                                              on external rewards and fails to build the skills to
       It can reduce the internal locus of control and social   reduces self-efficacy, leading to             sustain progress. Problems pop back up year after
       and moral compass for doing the right thing.
                                                                helplessness.                                 year.
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