The Technology of Teaching available in e-book formats
The collection of B. F. Skinner’s works on education, The Technology of Teaching, is now available in electronic formats. Exclusive to the B. F. Skinner Foundation’s bookstore is the PDF, priced at $0.99. Rating on Amazon for the print version of The Technology of Teaching is 5 stars out 5. Here is what one reviewer […]
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Cumulative Record. Chapter 12: The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching. Quote 21
Education is perhaps the most important branch of scientific technology. It deeply affects the lives of all of us. We can no longer allow the exigencies of a practical situation to suppress the tremendous improvements which are within reach. The practical situation must be changed. (p. 186)
Educators
The B. F. Skinner Foundation appreciates the effort by educators to teach students about Behavior Analysis. We thank all the educators who are teaching the scientific principles pioneered by B. F. Skinner. If you are an educator using one of the Skinner books featured here, we hope you and your students will use the following […]
All PDFs remain Name-Your-Price products!
Verbal Behavior as a name-your-price PDF book (starting at $0.99) has been a resounding success! Many of you have added a modest donation on top of the minimum price, thank you! As the direct result of your generosity the B. F. Skinner Foundation is able to continue to offer all its PDF books as name-your-price […]
History of the Foundation
May, 1988: The B. F. Skinner Foundation is formed with the support of B. F. Skinner. March 15, 1989: The Foundation receives 501-C3 tax exempt status. August, 1990: B. F. Skinner’s literary estate passes to the Foundation. Spring, 1991: The Foundation brings Skinner’s classic, The Behavior of Organisms, back into print. Fall 1992: The Foundation […]
Translations
Translations B.F. Skinner’s work has appeared in many languages over the years. Here are a few of the most recent translations: Technology of Teaching (Italian) Translated by L. Maglino Publisher Scholè, 2019 Walden Two (Chinese) Translated by JIN NA ZHU Publisher Commercial Press Ltd., 2016 Enjoy the Old Age […]
Books
Books by B. F. Skinner The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. New York: Appleton-Century, 1938. Print copies available in our bookstore. Walden Two. New York: Macmillan, 1948. Audiobook available in our bookstore. Science and Human Behavior. New York: Macmillan, 1953. Print copies available from Amazon. Schedules of Reinforcement. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1957. (with C. […]
Full Bibliography
Bibliography DR. BURRHUS FREDERIC SKINNER The following references are listed by year. A more complete bibliography continually updated by Nathaniel G. Smith and Edward K. Morris can be downloaded by clicking here: SmithMorrisBibliography 1930 On the conditions of elicitation of certain eating reflexes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1930, 16, 433-38. On the […]
Biographical Information
B. F. Skinner was born on March 20, 1904 in Susquehanna, a small railroad town in the hills of Pennsylvania just below Binghamton, New York. With one younger brother, he grew up in a home environment he described as “warm and stable”. His father was a rising young lawyer, his mother a housewife. Much […]
Announcing Operants Article of the Month
Dear Operants reader, Join us for the launch of Operants’ Article of the Month. Operants’ Article of the Month is a new look at a previously published Operants article. Our Editor-in-Chief, David Roth, chooses an entry for the series based on interest that an article drew when it was first published, its relevance, and author’s availability to engage with our […]
Division 25 of American Psychological Association
Division 25 of the American Psychological Association Awards The B. F. Skinner Foundation sponsors a Young Research Award for innovative and important research in behavior analysis conducted within the first five years of receiving a doctorate. 2020 Awards Applied Research: Jason Vladescu, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP North Jersey Behavioral Health Services, Caldwell, NJ My research interests […]
Operants
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