PLE 8 

In the case of Luke (the deaf student who has become uncooperative and unwilling to pay attention to the interpreter) one tool from the behaviorist view could be a contingency contract between all parties involved- the teacher, interpreter, and the student. Once the teacher makes an appointment or call his parents and discusses possibilities as to why Luke has been misbehaving, the teacher and the interpreter can work out a contingency contract with Luke. Hopefully once the teacher talks with the parents and maybe gets more incite as to what is causing Luke's behavior, she can better figure out a way to develop a contract that can help Luke get back on track. Once the teacher and the interpreter figure out the student's antecedent that is causing the behavior then the teacher can figure out what would be appropriate consequence. Also, in the case it might be beneficial for the teacher to partner up with the interpreter to work together on a way to correct the behavior. I really believe that there is no other real way to devise a plan of action without first figuring out what is causing this behavior. 

In the constructivist view point, one tool that could be used is to ask more question instead of telling. Instead of telling Luke how he must act maybe the teacher could use the interpreter to ask Luke why he is acting up. The only problem with this is the fact that Luke is not paying attention to the interpreter. I think that the only thing that will work in this case is by using behaviorist method. Especially since the student and the teacher more than likely cannot communicate directly. The benefit of a contructivist tool, asking the student and getting on his level, might make the student feel equal and not less than. However, the communication barrier is a problem considering he is not paying attention to the interpreter. Using social cognitive theory the teacher could use punishment in order to try and get the point across that his behavior is undesirable. Again, the issue of the communication break down causes a problem. If he is not paying attention to the interpreter then he might not understand why exactly he is being punished. It might not make sense to him. I think that using the behaviorist tool of a contingency contract once the teacher figures out what the issue is with Luke will be the only way to solve the misbehavior.