Exam 13: Creating Learning Environments

In addition to the goals of having time for learning and access to learning,the third goal of any classroom management system is ________.

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

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.

When teachers make "you" statements that condemn students without stating clearly what the student should be doing,these teachers are using a ________ style.

What is the primary rationale for using the paraphrase rule with a class?

Select either an elementary or secondary teaching situation and discuss the types of rules that need to be established and the procedures for communicating the rules to students.When rules are broken,what types of penalties are appropriate for that age level?

Which one of the following behaviors would be considered an "assertive response" to a discipline problem?

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

Describe how procedures differ from rules.Using Weinstein and Mignano's suggestions,identify key areas for which procedures need to be established.

An adolescent student approaches a teacher and says,"I can't sleep very well at night and worry about all the mess in my life." Gordon would identify this situation as a(n)

Greg was trying to pass Bill a note,but Bill kept his eyes on his own work and thought,"Why does Greg do this to me? Mrs.Pepper will spot him for sure.She never misses anything.You'd think she could read minds." Mrs.Pepper could be described as exhibiting what characteristic?

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?

Which one of the following strategies for managing conflict is APPROPRIATE when both the goal and the relationship are important?

Jeremiah throws his book at Sally,but Mrs.Fox mistakenly reprimands Sally for the disruption.Mrs.Fox has made what kind of error?

Jason has been a problem in Ms.Johnson's second-grade class throughout the whole year.He always seems to be out of his seat and bothering other children.Ms.Johnson is especially frustrated because these misbehaviors are explicitly forbidden by the classroom rules that she established when school began.She finds herself saying over and over,"Jason,you know the rules;now sit down or you're going to be punished." Jason then sits down,but soon he is up and doing the same things again. -Given that the classroom rules specifically forbid Jason's behaviors,suggest a management strategy that Ms.Johnson could use to deal with Jason effectively.What types of consequences,if any,should she apply and in what order?

The amount of time spent actively involved in specific learning tasks is often called engaged time,or ________.

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?

Ellen's face is twisted in an angry sneer and her body is visibly shaking."I'm not going back to my seat!" she screams at Mr.Fournier (the ninth-grade Spanish teacher)."You're always picking on me.I've had it with being the one who's told to do everything." Mr.Fournier is taken aback but stands his ground,and says,"Ellen,return to your seat right now." "I'm not going to," Ellen replies,"No way,no how." -What step would you take next in dealing with Ellen,if you were Mr.Fournier?

Experts agree there are times when teachers must use grades as a means of discipline or penalty for misbehavior.

The important goal of classroom management to expand the sheer number of minutes available for learning is called ________.