Deck 12: Classroom Management

Question 1

According to Ryan, Cooper and Tauer (2008) the overall aim of classroom management is to:

A) provide a safe environment.
B) foster positive relationships.
C) minimise disruptive behaviour.
D) maximise students' time spent on on-task activities.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

To what should teachers refer when trying to resolve major management issues caused by male/female and cultural tensions within the classroom?

Answer 2

School-wide policies on gender equity and conflict resolution.

Question 3

A teacher who consistently applies consequences for repeated forms of misbehaviour is using:

A) effective discipline.
B) preventive discipline.
C) supportive discipline.
D) intervention discipline.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In Roger's (1992) Decisive Leadership Model, Principle Five is:

A) use the language of expectation.
B) begin as unobtrusively as possible.
C) emphasise choices and consequences.
D) mutual rights and responsibilities.

Question 5

Routines are an important element of classroom management because they:

A) ensure students behave appropriately.
B) enable important educational activities to be carried out efficiently.
C) promote positive relationships between students.
D) make classroom life more predictable for the teacher and students.

Question 6

When a student commits a minor indiscretion, the teacher should:

A) ignore it and assume it will stop.
B) deal with it privately with the student.
C) deal with it publicly so others learn what not to do.
D) send the student out of the classroom.

Question 7

Is the following statement True or False? 'Teachers do not need to address off-task behaviour if it is non-disruptive.'

Question 8

The principal of your school has asked you to provide him with an overview of the steps you will take in the first two weeks of school to develop a balanced system of classroom management for your students. He also wants you to give your reasons for each step.

Question 9

Which of the following demonstrates the way rules and routines should be phrased?

A) Walk in the classroom.
B) Do not disturb others.
C) Leaving the room without permission is not allowed.
D) Please do not leave bags in the walkways.

Question 10

According to a report on BBC News in 2006, cyber-bullying goes unreported by roughly:

A) 10% of victims.
B) 20% of victims.
C) 30% of victims.
D) 40% of victims.

Question 11

Canter and Canter's (1992) Assertive Discipline Model highlights:

A) reinforcement theory.
B) self-management and community.
C) the rights of students and teachers.
D) a caring classroom.

Question 12

The behaviour of students who talk loudly, call out or touch others' possessions is best described as:

A) immoral acts.
B) defiance of authority.
C) off-task behaviour.
D) disruptive behaviour.

Question 13

List the five key behaviours used by assertive teachers.

Question 14

Which of the following does not appear in Levin and Nolan's (2010) description of when classroom management procedures need to be put in place? Classroom management procedures need to be put in place whenever a behaviour:

A) interferes with the teaching act.
B) interferes with the rights of others to learn.
C) disrupts an optimal learning environment.
D) is psychologically or physically unsafe and destroys property.

Question 15

Is the following statement True or False? 'Giving students additional school work is an appropriate intervention measure for misbehaviour.'

Question 16

You have a child in your class who is frequently off-task and disrupts those around him by talking to them. Explain the preventive, supportive and intervention strategies you would put in place to facilitate his on-task behaviour and describe how you would involve his parents in your response.

Question 17

Research on gender issues in schools has shown that:

A) male students have lower self-esteem and confidence.
B) female students have lower self-esteem and confidence.
C) female students' struggles to achieve femininity conflict with academic school values.
D) teachers talk more to male students.

Question 18

Describe a routine you would put in place for taking attendance each morning.

Question 19

In Bull and Solity's (1987) model of environmental factors influencing classroom behaviours, the students' attitudes to tasks would be considered a:

A) physical factor.
B) social factor.
C) educational factor.
D) psychological factor.

Question 20

An example of preventive discipline would be:

A) speaking quietly to a student about off-task behaviour.
B) using a non-verbal signal when a student interrupts.
C) directing a student who is disrupting others to another place in the classroom.
D) planning engaging lessons.

Question 21

Both Rogers (1992) and Canter and Canter (1992) recognise the importance of:

A) students having choices.
B) collegial support.
C) being explicit with students about what is expected of them.
D) communicating with parents.

Question 22

After several weeks of implementing your classroom management system as a first year teacher, what questions should you then ask to review it?

Question 23

In designing approaches to classroom management, Charles (2007) suggests that teachers:

A) consult parents about their needs, likes and dislikes.
B) ask students about their needs, likes and dislikes.
C) reflect on their own needs, likes and dislikes.
D) consult other teachers about their needs, likes and dislikes.