Exam 13: Creating Learning Environments

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

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

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

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

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

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 misbehaviours 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 -According to the above case study.Given that the classroom rules specifically forbid Jason's behaviours,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?

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?

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." -According to the above case study.What step would you take next in dealing with Ellen,if you were Mr.Fournier?

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

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.

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

If you use empathetic listening in a discussion with a student,there is likely to be an increase in what type of behaviour?

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

Room arrangement is an important factor in achieving instructional goals.Discuss why this is true and identify and discuss at least four principles of effective room arrangements.

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

A circle seating arrangement is generally inappropriate for whole-group presentations.

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

In Gordon's "no-lose method" of conflict resolution the needs of both the teacher and the students are taken into account.