Exam 13: Creating Learning Environments

Which one of the following teachers is sending an "I" message to a student?

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

In regards to personal territories and action zones,researchers recently have recommended that teachers

Gordon's "no lose" method of dealing with conflicts involves

"Action zones" are the place where the most ______________ takes place.

Choral responding is used to maintain ________ by keeping the whole class attentive to the lesson activities.

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. -Describe how Ms.Johnson might use group consequences as an intervention approach.

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

At what educational level is the direct teaching of classroom rules and procedures most critical for effective classroom management?

Empathetic listening is an effective strategy for helping students to find solutions to problems by keeping the lines of communication open.

Mr.Blake was unhappy."Sam,I've told you time and time again.Please try to behave." Mr.Blake's response style can be described as

Thomas Gordon stresses that the first step in solving a problem is to determine

Ms.Summers teaches sixth grade in a rural middle school.Henry,a student in her class,is constantly out of his seat.When Ms.Summers confronts him and asks him to take a seat,Henry becomes angry and acts hostile.Which of the following actions should be considered for dealing with Henry?

To know what is happening in the classroom and to identify what is important are the keys to dealing effectively with ________ problems.

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

Kenneth frequently misbehaves in Ms.Lindquist's biology class.Which one of the following penalties for his misbehavior is based on Weinstein and Mignano's categories of negative consequences?

According to David Johnson and his colleagues' five-step negotiating strategy,the first step is to

Keeping track of and supervising several activities at the same time is called ________.

Research has shown that approximately half of the time allocated for school turns out to be academic learning time.

Mr.Crain experiences a discipline problem with Joe.In imposing penalties,Mr.Crain should