Deck 8: Establishing the Classroom Environment

Question 1

What implicit message is conveyed when desks are arranged in single rows?

A)Students are expected to collaborate with one another.
B)Students are expected to work independently and in silence.
C)Students are encouraged to share their work with classmates.
D)Students are considered the teacher's peers.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason some teachers dislike requiring students to raise their hands to talk?

A)Hand-raising makes class discussion less spontaneous.
B)Hand-raising favors students who know the answer to the teacher's questions.
C)Some students may be or feel excluded from class discussion when hand-raising is required.
D)Hand-raising creates a more orderly classroom environment.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Why are classroom rules important?

Answer 3

They provide clear guidance to students on what behaviors are acceptable.

Question 4

Glasser's Choice Theory is based on the concept that

A)human behavior is driven by fundamental needs.
B)human behavior is governed by stimulus and response.
C)human emotions govern all behaviors.
D)humans have little control over their behaviors.

Question 5

Mr.Adams plans to have his students work in groups often.How should he arrange the desks in his classroom?

A)in a horseshoe shape
B)in single rows
C)in groups of four or five
D)in a circle around the teacher's desk

Question 6

Which of the following is a common policy for student movement?

A)All movement requires permission.
B)Students may move without asking permission.
C)Different rules for movement within and outside the classroom.
D)All of these approaches are commonly used by teachers.

Question 7

How does Glasser's Choice Theory apply to the classroom?

Question 8

What message is conveyed when a teacher's desk is in the back or on one side of the classroom, rather than in the front?

A)The teacher is in charge of the learning.
B)The students are in charge of the discipline in the classroom.
C)The teacher considers the students his or her equals.
D)The students may have some decision-making responsibility around learning activities.

Question 9

What is the role of a class prefect?

A)To help manage the behavior of his or her classmates.
B)To organize learning activities in the classroom.
C)To be the academic exemplar for his or her classmates.
D)To be the spokesperson for his or her classmates to the school administration.

Question 10

List three common arrangements for student desks in classrooms, and describe the effects each tends to have on patterns of talking in the classroom.