Mr. Thomasen says to you, I think those folks who talk about making sure we build relationships using high influence behaviors and high affect behaviors are overstating their case. There's no time in the day to make sure that every interaction I have with a student demonstrates those two qualities.. Your best response to him would be:
a. Research indicates that those teachers who engage with their students only at high levels of affect and influence are more successful at managing the classroom.
b. A teacher who doesn't actively work to cultivate healthy, mutually supportive relationships is likely to be as effective a classroom manager as those teachers who do attend to the interpersonal facets of class functioning.
c. Fostering good relationships with students will depend on the cumulative effect of positive interactions; some routine interactions won't rise to the level of high influence and affect.
d. Educational researchers often fail to recognize that some people naturally tend toward lower-level influence and affect behaviors, and that it's unlikely that they'll be able to change their core behaviors.
Ques. 2Which of the following is considered to be a low-influence behavior?
a. using sarcasm
b. avoiding conflict
c. expressing opinions
d. demonstrating disagreeableness
Ques. 3Teachers who fail to attend carefully to relationship development in their classes are most likely to experience which of the following?
a. lessened effectiveness
b. students highly responsive to teacher requests
c. high student growth and engagement
d. development of effective school-community connections
Ques. 4Which of the following teacher traits is least likely to be associated with desirable cognitive and affective student outcomes?
a. empathy
b. warmth
c. efficiency
d. encouragement
Ques. 5Teachers in urban settings may have to give more attention to relationship-building because of challenges faced by members of the school community.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 6When a teacher's feedback emphasizes the relationship between effort and achievement, students are more likely to develop skills of persistence and resilience.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 7A teacher who participates in community activities where his students are present, such as athletic events, fall festivals, etc., is demonstrating issues of boundary in his relationship with his students.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 8Giving positive feedback while reteaching class procedures is likely to erode the development of healthy classroom relationships.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 9A teacher who finds herself inviting a homeless student to live with her is demonstrating issues of boundary in her relationship with the student.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 10Facework refers to establishing and maintaining a public identity AND to acting/communicating in ways that demonstrate sensitivity to others' identities.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false