Classroom Management final

The authors assert that the overarching question teachers should ask when a student is failing to follow classroom behavior expectations is

What classroom factors may be contributing to this behavior?"

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when teachers and school officials respond to instances of bullying?

asking the victim to consider how he/she could avoid being bullied in the future

Classroom rules and procedures should be carefully monitored and enforced

at all times of the year

Which of the following statements is true with regard to engaging students in activities designed to build cohesive groups?

Helping students know one another and interact positively with each other can decrease disruptive behavior.

Which student is most likely to experience bullying at school?

Shonté, a student who identifies as bisexual

Providing a student who exhibits ongoing problematic behavior with a peer tutor as part of an individual behavior change plan is best categorized as a modification to the

instructional system

Studies indicate that when students exhibit persistent behavior problems, teachers are most likely to interact with them in ways that focus on the student's

misbehavior.

When students are seated closer to peers whom they may not initially know well or may not like,

peer relationships may be strengthened

In the case of violent student behavior, teachers can acknowledge the student's rights to have strong feelings, offer assistance, inform them of the consequences of their behavior and state that they do not want the student to choose these consequences. It is recommended that the teacher avoid

physically restraining students.

Jon's behavior is least likely to serve which of the following purposes?

power

A bully whose behavior is calculated and planned rather than triggered by a particular initiating event is known as

proactive.

Often, teachers who attribute student misbehavior or academic failure to student shortcomings (poor attitude, inadequate parental support, inadequate ability)

see themselves as powerless to impact behavior and performance.

Kathleen struggles with an assignment that requires her to be part of a group presentation. She is very invested in presenting her own ideas in her own way and tends to devalue other group members' contributions. When she becomes frustrated about the direction a group assignment is taking, Kathleen says, "They don't like me and they won't listen to my ideas." Laudene, Kathleen's one-on-one assistant, has observed the group's work on multiple occasions; she believes that Kathleen's ideas are respected and that the other members of the group are positive and fair with her. Laudene decides to work with Kathleen to help her develop alternative behaviors in this situation. Which of the following actions would Laudene most likely recommend that Kathleen take?

"When you feel yourself getting frustrated, take five deep breaths and remind yourself that the goal of group work is for each student to contribute some ideas."

The recommended wait time between asking a question and expecting/accepting a student answer is approximately

5 secs

Which of the following students is least likely to be sent to the office when exhibiting disruptive behavior?

Dave, a white student whose parents are college professors

The "consequences of behavior" section is blank. Which of the following entries would be most appropriate and accurate to complete that piece of the report?

General distraction. Some students are amused by Jon's behavior; some are irritated."

Meghan comes to you and says, "Tara is bullying me! She said my shoes looked like something a clown would wear." When deciding whether or not to categorize this event as bullying, you would likely ask yourself all of the following questions except

Is Meghan just making things up to get attention?"

In which instance is the use of behavioral contracting most likely to be appropriate?

Neasha rarely submits her homework or classwork assignments for math.

Which of the following statements about cyberbullying is false?

Posting embarrassing pictures of a peer does not meet the criteria for cyberbullying

Teachers who believe that the use of behavioristic intervention plans is manipulative have likely failed to recognize that all but which of the following statements are true?

Students are often resistant to the use of these plans because the plans themselves are generally developed more for the benefit of the teacher than the student.

All but which of the following are likely when teachers have under-developed or under-utilized classroom management skills?

Students develop increased social capital.

Dreikurs asserted that student misbehavior is directly attributable to

a need for social acceptance

The question of what to do when students disrupt the learning environment is

arguably the question to which teachers most passionately desire a helpful answer.

When there are instances of non-compliance and verbal defiance, teachers should generally first

address the situation in the classroom.

According to the text, which of the following is least likely to occur in a classroom where strong positive peer relationships are present?

bullying

Johnny is clowning around and whispering to his peers while you are teaching a lesson at the front of the classroom. You've given him "the look," but he didn't catch on to why you were making eye contact with him. The next thing you should probably try to get Johnny back on task would be to

continue with your lesson, but walk over and stand close to Johnny.

Jon's teacher has tried several interventions that have been ineffective. Based on suggestions from the chapter, what is the most plausible intervention that should be tried based on the functional behavior analysis interview?

developing a contract with Jon to reduce his calling out and off-task behavior

All of the following are examples of rules that demonstrate the text's recommendation for construction EXCEPT

don't sharpen your pencil while the teacher is speaking or during the middle of class.

In general, when dealing with adolescents, educators should strive to avoid discipline systems that

emphasize structure, competition, and conformity.

The primary reason to initiate a time-out when a student is misbehaving is to

encourage them to calm down/recover their focus so some problem-solving can occur.

Which of the following behaviors might best help teachers understand students' academic failure and misbehavior?

examining classroom and school environments to see which student needs are not being met

Sally is working hard to get her work done because she knows that if she completes it all on time, Mrs. Brown will give her a pencil. Mrs. Brown is utilizing

extrinsic reinforcement

When students were questioned about what they wanted and needed from a school setting, their answers

focused on their need for engagement, autonomy, choice, relationships, and success.

Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what would be the order of these needs from most basic and necessary to higher order?

food, protection, friendship, self-worth

A critical element for a teacher who wishes to be proactive in his classroom management is to

frequently monitor the students and hone his multitasking ability.

Giving all students in a class the same seatwork assignment is

generally inadvisable, as student abilities likely vary widely, leading to boredom and misbehavior from more capable students and frustration from less capable ones.

Bjorn is sitting at his desk in the middle of the room when Mrs. Purcell realizes that he is off task. The other students are quietly working on seatwork. From which physical position would you recommend Mrs. Purcell attempt to discern why Bjorn isn't working?

kneeling or squatting beside Bjorn's desk

First and foremost, a teacher's decision to use a particular classroom management system should always be based on

knowledge of the students with whom the program will be implemented.

When teachers become overtly angry or upset because of student behavior, the students are likely to do any or all of the following except

reconsider the behavior in which they were engaging

Erikson asserts that each stage of human psychosocial development

reflects either a key attainment or an emotional liability.

All of the following are ways teachers can attempt to reduce bullying and its effects except

responding to student bullies by treating them as they treat others, dealing with them severely and immediately.

Which of the following considerations is NOT an environmental category that a teacher should assess when considering factors that might influence preschool children's behavior?

the experiential dimension

Mr. Zhao, a veteran teacher with 20 years of experience, says to you, "There is just no hope for these kids today. They're disrespectful and non-compliant, and they have terrible attitudes. When I try to tell them to stop yakking and get busy, they become resentful, and when I tell them not to get snippy with me, they get even angrier." Since you are a good classroom manager, you think to yourself,

"It sounds as though Mr. Zhao is taking an authoritarian approach with a student population who finds that sort of control to be offensive and almost abusive."

Which statement about developing classroom norms for behavior and classroom procedures is false?

Developing/explaining rules should be done on the first day of school to set the context for the year.

Crystal is a middle school student who often struggles to complete any assignment that requires her to generate original ideas, such as the narrative writing the class does during their language arts period. Mr. Wasniecki has introduced self-instruction to Crystal in hopes of enhancing her resilience in completing this work. Which of the following utterances best illustrates the sort of self-instruction you might expect to hear from Crystal?

First, I'll just jot down any words that come to mind when I read the question.

You have asked Shannon to get started on her assignment and she crosses her arms and looks angry. You ask her again and she turns her back to you and yells, "I hate you and I hate this class." Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way to respond to Shannon?

Shannon, I need for you to either get started on your work or be prepared to face the consequences.

With regard to research into students at risk of school failure, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Students' cultural heritage plays little to no role in their school success.

A skill that is of high priority to teachers but that is not typically taught in classrooms is

how to respond appropriately when one is experiencing strong emotion.

Gathercoal's concept of Judicious Discipline means that students are denied their individual rights only when

their actions seriously affect the welfare of others

For Glasser, which of the following circumstances would be of critical importance to successful schools?

Students are given opportunities to make decisions and choices as they complete meaningful work.

Mrs. Mayor teaches middle school science. Her classroom rules are listed below. • Don't talk when someone else is talking or make fun of people. • Don't run, hit, or cause pain. • Don't take things from others or damage things in the school/classroom. • Don't give up. • Don't do things that cause you or others to be unable to learn. Based on what you have learned about how to write rules, what is the primary objection to Mrs. Mayor's rules?

The rules state what students should not do rather than what they should do

base groups

are heterogeneous in composition

Which of the following is mostly likely to act as a social reinforcer?

calling attention to a student's well-articulated answer to a question during a class discussion

Culturally sensitive teachers are most likely to first ask which of the following questions when deciding how to intervene in the case of disruptive student behavior?

Is this student's behavior occurring because of a skill-based issue?

When students were questioned about what they wanted and needed from a school setting, their answers

It disregards contextual factors that influence behavior, so it provides a definitive focus on what behaviors the student needs to change.

Maslow would likely to make which of the following statements?

"If a student is hungry, or worried about where he's going to sleep tonight, he is less likely to be focused on his school behavior and performance."

You're observing Ms. Clayton's class, where the students are seated in pairs. Ms. Clayton is working with one pair near the door of the classroom. As you observe, you see Rosa and Alex, seated near the window, begin drifting off-task, particularly because Rosa is pretending to poke Alex with the tip of her very sharp pencil. They persist playfully for a few minutes, giggling softly. Ms. Clayton becomes aware that something is going on when Alex shrieks loudly. Ms. Clayton says, "Alex! Stop doing that right now and get back to work!" Given what you know about what happens when a teacher calls on the wrong student in a behavioral situation, which of the following is most likely to happen?

After Ms. Clayton looks away, Rosa is likely to continue/resume the inappropriate behavior.

What would Dreikurs most likely say about a child who acts out in class by talking over teacher and getting out of his seat?

He desires attention

A teacher concerned with eliminating institutional racism would do all but which of the following?

Identify the classroom as a "culture free" zone where everyone is treated equally.

Amy created a questionnaire to determine if she was effectively meeting her students' needs. She received several negative comments from one student. What should Amy NOT do?

Ignore the comments because the student who wrote them is likely seeking revenge.

Miss Lusk is about to have a private, quiet conversation with Jeffrey, who has been argumentative all morning, which is out of character for him. Which statement below is the most appropriate one for her to use to address her concern with Jeffrey?

It seems like you might be upset about something, and that worries me. You can tell me about it if you'd like to, and maybe we can figure out a solution."

Which of the following statements about peer relationships in schools is false?

Students who are excluded from supportive peer relationships are likely to experience emotional struggles but generally do as well as or better than their peers academically.

With regard to establishing the value of behavior standards, which of the following statements is inaccurate?

Teachers are more likely than students to be aware of the power differentials that are present in school settings.

The use of individual behavior change plans is most likely to be successful when all but which of the following elements are true of the classroom situation?

Teachers quickly engage the assistance of the school administration and counseling staff in confronting ongoing behavioral challenges.

Which question would be least productive for a teacher to ask when conducting a functional behavioral assessment?

What factors in the home environment could be altered to encourage the student to alter his or her behavior?

At its core, classroom management is not a series of techniques and strategies; it is, instead, an exercise in

analyzing why students are unsuccessful/noncompliant and identifying which needs are not being met in the current teaching/learning environment

A teacher who wanted to help her students be successful at following directions might do all of these things except

giving the instructions in writing and allowing students to start on the activity as soon as they have finished reading the directions

The authors anticipate that the effective implementation of basic preventative classroom management skills generally leads to a situation in which a teacher

has to rely on more individualized intervention strategies with 5-7% of his or her students

According to the text, self-instruction is particularly useful in helping students who

have difficulty responding appropriately in situations that evoke strong emotion.

Getting students' attention and starting a lesson frequently causes difficulty for teachers. While all of the following strategies may contribute to on-task behavior, which strategy is most likely to help teachers get lessons started?

having a consistent cue that alerts students to pay attention

A teacher who is committed to increasing his cultural sensitivity would likely engage in all but which of the following activities?

having students in various cultural groups compete against one another as a classroom academic or behavioral challenge

To have the most lasting and positive effect when inappropriate behavior occurs, teachers should

help students consider the effect their behavior has on others and the long-term consequences associated with continuing the behavior.

The intervention section in an individual behavior change plan typically involves

identifying ways to enhance student skill development and ways to modify the environment to support behavior change.

Students should regularly be given feedback that

includes specific information about what they've done well and what they can improve

Miss Taylor has the students in each of her small groups interview each other, asking questions like, "What things are you best at?" and "What role do you like to take when you're working in a group?" The students share their answers, and Miss Taylor helps them identify which student in each group will fulfill each of several recurring roles. This group is likely at which stage of group development?

inclusion

First and foremost, interventions such as self-monitoring, self-instruction, and behavioral contracting are presented by the authors as ways to

increase the student's feelings of competence and self-control.

Jason is a student who has a history of balking and becoming defiant when asked to do something by the teacher. Knowing this, Miss Mlongo's primary management goal for Jason is likely to be

increasing the frequency with which Jason responds calmly and reasonably to reasonable and respectfully presented teacher requests.

A good rule of thumb for teachers to follow when deciding what intervention to employ when students are misbehaving is to

intervene in the least intrusive way and in the way that maintains the most positive feelings among all members of the group.

Which of the previously-administered interventions as spelled out in the report attempted to address an environmental factor that might be contributing to Jon's behavior?

moving the location of Jon's seat in the room

If a teacher opts to use extrinsic rewards to recognize or shape her students' behavior, she should remember to

pair each reward with a verbal statement that explains how the desired behavior supports learning.

Lipsitz contends that adolescents need all but which of the following?

parental and teacher approval

Given the current emphasis on mastery of content and preparation for state and national assessments, administrators with adequate knowledge of classroom management would most likely be pleased if a teacher's group-building activities were

related to the curriculum the teacher is responsible for delivering

The primary difference between rules and procedures is that

rules don't change, and procedures can change and evolve over time as needed.

In helping students develop positive relationships with their peers, it is crucial that teachers

set conditions so students from all cultural groups feel valued and accepted in class and in school.

According to work by Kounin, the thing that distinguishes stronger classroom managers from weaker ones is that

stronger managers anticipate and work to prevent misbehavior while weaker ones react to it.

A key reason that students whose families have immigrated to a new country may struggle in school is that frequently they

struggle with a loss of identity as they adapt to new and different linguistic and cultural expectations.

In an effort to help Bradley, who becomes combative when asked to do any task he doesn't find engaging, Mr. Hoffstatder designs a social skills lesson. Which of the following elements would be unlikely to be included in this lesson?

teacher data on how well this intervention has worked with other students

While individual teachers will have different policies about cell phone use at school, the authors seem to favor the idea that

teachers allow some cell phone use when there is legitimate need or during appropriate specified times.

With regard to classroom management on the first day of school, teachers should be most committed to

teaching and practicing classroom procedures.

You've had to interrupt your teaching to ask Crystal to put her phone away. She begins to follow your instruction, but does so extremely slowly. The best thing for you to do in the face of her slow-motion compliance is to

wait until she has fully complied before resuming the lesson.