When Do we Use Shaping to Teach?

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Dr. Adel Najdowski explains shaping, a teaching technique that rewards successive approximations as the learner moves closer to a target behavior. This is a technique that is particularly successful with complex or difficult skills as it gives the learning motivation to improve because they are rewarded for progress made.

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