This reminds me of the consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act which essentially converted bilingual education into English education. The following sentences give the reader an idea of what this can cause amongst students of different cultural backgrounds.

I find this to be a salient aspect of PBL. The role of the teacher is to facilitate rather than to "hold the students' hands". The students must be able to have such an authentic experience and see how their strategies work or don't work.

I feel that this is a common experience for many students. The student feels confident in their ability by doing well on the homework, but their performance lacks on tests.

Skinner received criticism of comparing animals to humans.

MacLure and Jones noted in their research that, "in many cases the children did not understand why they had received rewards... it also devalued the sincerity of the teacher's praise".

However, it's important to note that rewards can be a powerful tool regarding classroom behavioral management; this should be considered with the criticisms.

Skinner believed that positive reinforcement was more effective as it gave students who lacked intrinsic motivation to work harder.

However, the theory of operant conditioning suggests that negative reinforcement is more effective with low-level disruption in the classroom. It prevents reoccurring behavior.