You notice that Al is playing with an action figure that he has hidden in his desk. Students are not allowed to bring toys to school. Gathercoal would identify this as an issue of
a. time.
b. place.
c. manner.
d. motivation.
Ques. 2Johnny is a new student who joins your fourth-grade classroom in the second month of school. You decide to go over the rules again with the entire class, even having some of the original students demonstrate rules and procedures. This decision is
a. advisable, because elementary students need periodic reminders of classroom behavioral expectations, particularly early in the school year.
b. advisable, because Johnny likely has no idea what sorts of behaviors are expected in the classroom.
c. inadvisable, because by the second month of school, teachers should be focusing on content, and another student could just tell Johnny the rules.
d. inadvisable, because the original students in the class may exhibit a reflexive backslide in compliance if they realize how restricted their behavior choices are.
Ques. 3With regard to establishing the value of behavior standards, which of the following statements is inaccurate?
a. Definitions and expectations for appropriate behavior are culturally influenced.
b. Individuals set apart from the culture of power should be explicitly taught the rules of the culture of power.
c. Students should be led to see how setting behavioral norms benefit all members of the group.
d. Teachers are more likely than students to be aware of the power differentials that are present in school settings.
Ques. 4Regarding gifted and talented students, the textbook suggests:
a. Special needs also include gifted and talented students who need assistance making the most of their unique abilities.
b. Special needs do not include gifted and talented students because they have intellectual skills to work on their own.
c. Gifted and talented students are not a problem for classroom managers these children usually demonstrate behaviors that reflect their intellectual ability.
d. Gifted and talented students should not receive special treatment if they also have a limiting trait, e.g., hearing impaired.
Ques. 5Ms. French, a high school teacher, tells you that she doesn't develop or go over rules with her students because they quickly learn her standards for behavior. Her decision is
a. an unwise one, because research indicates that all students, grades K-12, benefit from clear and detailed coverage of teacher expectations.
b. an unwise one, because the Safe Schools Act requires that all teachers clearly communicate their behavioral expectations to students both orally and in writing.
c. areasonable one, because research indicates that some high school students resent being told what to do and discussing rules with them tends to make them feel as though they're being treated as juveniles.
d. areasonable one, because research indicates that in high schools, unlike in elementary and middle schools, time spent on teaching rules and procedures has little positive impact.
Ques. 6Rather than a list of classroom management strategies, ________ is a framework that educators can use to identify problems, establish methods to solve those problems and improve outcomes, assist in the implementation of those methods, and evaluate the success of the plan.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Ques. 7With regard to classroom management on the first day of school, teachers should be most committed to
a. negotiating/developing rules with students.
b. helping students set goals for the school year.
c. teaching and practicing classroom procedures.
d. engaging students in hands-on activities.
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