Exam 13: Creating Learning Environments

The purpose of using choral responses is to establish

Sherry's class knows that different behaviors are expected (and tolerated)during different kinds of activities.It is likely that her class has a good understanding of

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. -Based on your assessment of the situation,what does Ms.Johnson appear to be doing wrong in dealing with Jason?

Decisions about penalties and rewards should be made early in the school year so that students will know before they break a rule or use the wrong procedure what the consequences will be.

"Overlapping" means repeating things over and over until the students can repeat the item themselves.

A key element in empathetic listening is

A third grade student has come to believe that Mr.Rodriquez does in fact have eyes in the back of his head.The third grader has come to believe the legend and folklore about Mr.Rodriquez.Mr.Rodriquez seems to have a great amount of ___________.

Kounin has suggested that the key element of effective classroom manager's styles is prevention of misbehavior.

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." -Discuss how Gordon's "no-lose" method could be used in attempting to resolve the problem with Ellen.Identify the specific steps of the model in your answer.