Exam 12: Creating Learning Environments

Ms. Rivers has a student, Monika, who has difficulty completing her in-class work. Although Ms. Rivers allows plenty of time for study and Monika is actively working, Monika's efforts appear to be limited by

Kounin listed four "problem-prevention" skills: (1) withitness; (2) overlapping; (3) group focus; and (4) movement management. Define each skill. Draw an example of each skill from your own experiences.

Classrooms contain many different people with differing values, attitudes, and goals. This is why classrooms are said by Doyle to be

Using your own examples, differentiate between hostile, passive, and assertive responses to misbehavior.

Which one of the following behaviors is likely to be the most successful method for a teacher to follow in attempting to resolve a conflict with a student?

In movement management, a major problem is to

Effective managers communicate rules over time rather than primarily during the beginning weeks of school.

Requiring the next participant to summarize what the preceding speaker has said before being permitted to speak illustrates the ________ rule.

A key element in empathetic listening is

When handing in material, Mr. Spark's students pass their work forward to the students in the front row, who then pass the materials from left to right. This approach is an example of classroom

The people, tasks, and time pressures are described by Doyle as reflecting the ________ nature of a classroom.

The program BrainPower, developed by Cynthia Hudley and her colleagues (2007) is grounded in

Participation structures help define how students should behave in various types of activities.

Based on Woolfolk's recommendations, which one of the following rules seems to be more appropriate for elementary school classes than for secondary school classes?

Both research evidence and classroom practice indicate that assertive discipline is an effective management technique.

Mr. Marshall's first two science classes were devoted to demonstrating and explaining rules and procedures in the laboratory. Based on research involving effective management, this procedure will probably result in

Gordon's approach to resolving conflicts that involves a cooperative effort by the teacher and students to find a solution is the ________ method.

Movement management means propelling the class lesson at an appropriate and flexible pace and avoiding abrupt transitions and slowdowns.

Canter and Canter's approach to dealing with behavior problems by making expectations clear and following through with defined consequences is called ________ discipline.

When students are actively attending to learning material, the process is called ________ time or time on task.