Observation

Task 4 Classroom Management: Managing Behavior

Focus: Classroom Management Strategies

Task
Look and listen for the Classroom Management Strategies we
discussed in class. Make a note in the table below.

Management Tactic

Examples of what you saw or heard

1. Organizing a productive classroom

1. Yes, I think the board in a good place all

the groups can see it.
2. Yes, for example one boy keep talking
while Ms.Aparna teaching them on the
carpet so the miss till him to move to sit
on the chair and come back when he is
ready to concentrate.
3. Yes, its easy to them to reach to the toilet
or sit in the library or play with the games
in the corner.
1. yes, its on the wall beside the door.
2. Theyre 5 rules.
3. Yes, they use easy words for the kids.

Can students all see the board?

Does the teacher move children to
different seats if they are noisy or
disruptive?
Is it easy for everyone to walk around the
classroom

2. Classroom Rules and Procedures

Are rules stated in the positive form?

Are there no more than 5 rules
Are rules clear and everyone understands?

3. Positive Greetings at the door

How does your MST greet the students

when they arrive?

4. Managing independent work

Is there some independent seatwork

throughout the day
Does the teacher give clear instructions?
Does the teacher have extra work for the
kids who finish early?

5. Communication

Does the teacher praise often?

What does she say?
If the teacher reprimands (opposite of
praise), is it very short and not many
words?

1. she stands beside the door and say hello

to them and their family.
1. Yes, when they have a workshop the Ms
choose students who finished all the
activities to do something alone.
2. Yes, she talks with them slowly with a
clear vocabulary in easy way so the kid can
understand her.
3. Yes, she let them play or solve the puzzles.
1. Yes, she say for them give your self a tag.
2. Yes, she told them to find a chair and sit
alone.

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6. Teach and Model Behavior

Does the teacher teach and model the

behavior she expects? (for example, if she
wants the students to listen while others
are speaking, does she do the same?)

7. Teacher Proximity (closeness)

1. Yes, when they have a workshop she

moves around the tables and mark their
works.
2. No, she call them by their names so they
will be quiet
1. No, there is no reward system.

Does the teacher move through out the

classroom?
Does she stand near those who are not
focusing?

8. Motivation System

Is there a reward system in the class?

Is it effective?

9. Goal Setting

1. No, she doesnt say something like that.

Does the teacher set goals for the classs

behavior? (Does she say something like,
OK, today we are all going to get smiley
faces?)

10. Visual schedule posted?

11. Cuing system to gain control of the
classroom.

Does your teacher clap her hands or sing a

song to get the students attention? How
does she get their attention at the
beginning or end of an activity?

12. 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative

comments and interactions?

Does your MST say many more positive

things than negative?

13. Smiling?
Does your MST smile at the children
often? How do the children react?
14. Student answering questions

Does your teacher give everyone a chance

to answer questions?

1. She told who are talking and busy while

shes teaching touch your shoulder so in
this way they will be attention with her.

1. Yes, we can know periods time and the

lessons from the schedule.

1. She counts from 1 till 10 so all the learners
take their seats or sit on the carpet.

1. Yes, she always say for the learners that

theyre interesting and excellent but they
must to think before they answer when
the answer being wrong.

1. Yes, she smiling all the times and the kids
be happy when she smiles in their faces.

1. Yes, when she asks a question all the
students should think and answer her
even if the answer is wrong.

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Observation

This week, observe two children: one who has excellent behavior and one who does not.
Write a paragraph comparing the two. Notice how the teacher interacts with both of them.
Watch how the children react when they are praised or reprimanded.

Watch how they both act when they are learning or working in groups.

Which strategies does your teacher use with these children that you think are most effective in
managing the behavior?

What is the effect on the entire class when a child misbehaves?

Write several sentences about what you observed and what you think about it.

Children feel proud and happy when the miss praised him, but when she reprimanded them
they cry and feel sad. Also while theyre studying, who has an excellent behavior she keeps
lessoning to the teacher and their friends while theyre talking and explaining also he is
cooperating with the group work but the opposite, the misbehavior student he keeps talking
all the time even if the miss asked him to remain silent and of course he is not cooperating
with the group work. And this always effect on the classroom when they have several kids
who are misbehavior, because all the lesson the miss keep remaining them to be silent and
the period will finished but the miss didnt finish her lesson and that will effect on other
learners. But I think the miss work hard to manage the behavior in the classroom by doing
several strategies, for example she always praise those with the good behavior and she clap
for them so in this way she give the kid encouragement to do the best always.

Reflection

Answer the following questions.

Why is it important to be PROACTIVE when trying to manage the behavior in your class?
Because it will effect more and the kid will understand quickly and they will remain to
be quiet also quickly.

What is the effect on the students if there is a lot of misbehavior in the classroom?
Less learning because the miss will lose her time by saying for those students to be
quiet.

Which of the behavior management strategies do you think are the most important
ones? Why?
Be fair with all the students, because its important for the learners to feel that theyre
all same for their teacher.

Which classroom management strategy do you think you will do particularly well? Why?
Be fair, because I think that its the important also if you be fair all the student will
respect you and love you.
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Which one do you think will be difficult for you to do?
Manage the student behavior.

Which one does your MST do really well?
Fair between the learners.

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