For Glasser, which of the following circumstances would be of critical importance to successful schools?
a. Students are given opportunities to make decisions and choices as they complete meaningful work.
b. Students are rewarded regularly for complying with classroom expectations and are punished when they are noncompliant.
c. Teachers focus on delivery of knowledge and on giving students extensive opportunities to solve difficult problems.
d. Teachers provide extensive verbal and written feedback on students' performance so there is no question about what improvements need to be made.
Ques. 2You're observing Mr. Leo's class, where a small group of students is making a presentation to their peers. As you watch, you notice that Frederick is constantly moving, making noises, and blurting out thoughts completely unrelated to the topic at hand. He watches his peers carefully and grins at them when he catches their eyes.
A teacher who believes that student misbehavior is a result of a need for social acceptance would likely say that Frederick's misbehavior is motivated by a need for
a. attention.
b. control.
c. revenge.
d. play.
Ques. 3When teachers make and enforce the rules and consequences:
a. students make a better effort to obey classroom rules and to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
b. students accept responsibility for their attitudes and behaviors.
c. students demonstrate better outward behaviors but harbor inner hostilities.
d. students do not feel a sense of responsibility and no longer feel or have any ownership in class decisions.
Ques. 4Dreikurs asserted that student misbehavior is directly attributable to
a. unmet physiological needs.
b. a desire to avoid challenging tasks.
c. poor teacher training and intervention.
d. a need for social acceptance.
Ques. 5Which of the following factors is NOT, according to Coopersmith, associated with the development of high self-esteem?
a. Students can perform socially valued tasks as well as or better than peers.
b. Students feel valued and important in their interpersonal relationships at school.
c. Students understand and are given opportunities to control aspects of their environments.
d. Students view themselves as socioeconomically on par with their peers.
Ques. 6Which is the best statement about Coloroso's Inner Discipline?
a. Her theory is most like Kounin's Instructional Management.
b. Her theory holds that teaching discipline and behavior management are similar and can be packaged as a complete model.
c. Her theory is similar to a behavior modification strategy as suggested by Skinner.
d. Her theory is not a classroom management model as the Canters suggested.
Ques. 7According to our text, what is the primary goal of periodic teacher-parent conferences?
a. to clarify and communicate student accomplishments
b. to facilitate good classroom behavior and positive relationships
c. to give the parents information about how their student is progressing socially
d. to seek solutions to the challenges faced by the student