Exam 3: Ch. 14

Question 1

Why must classrooms be managed effectively:

Answer 1

• Classrooms are Multidimensional: many activities, reading, writing, playing games, communicating w friends
• Activities Occur Simultaneously: multiple incidents happen at once
• Things Happen Quickly: events occur rapidly
• Events are Often Unpredictable: ex. fire alarm, fight, sick
• There is Little Privacy: Students always observing
• Classrooms Have Histories: students remember previous occurrences in said classroom.

Question 2

Getting off to the right start:

Answer 2

• communicate the rules and procedures and solicit student cooperation
• get students to effectively engage in all learning activities

Question 3

Emphasizing instruction and a positive classroom climate:

Answer 3

• effective managers manage the group’s activities
• active, motivated, engaged learners
• use preventive, proactive strategies rather than becoming immersed in reactive disciplinary tactics
• teachers should competently guide and structure classroom activities

Question 4

Management goals and strategies:

Answer 4

• help students spend more time on learning and less time on non-goal-directed behavior
• prevent students from developing problems

Question 5

Classroom arrangement:

Answer 5

• reduce congestion in high-traffic areas
• make sure that you can easily see all students
• make often-used teaching materials and student supplies easily accessible
• make sure that students can easily observe whole-class presentations

Question 6

Standard Classroom Arrangement styles:

Answer 6

• auditorium style
• face-to-face style
• off-set style
• seminar style
• cluster style

Question 7

Standard Classroom Arrangement styles: Auditorium

Answer 7

all students face teacher

Question 8

Standard Classroom Arrangement styles: Face-to-face

Answer 8

students face each other

Question 9

Standard Classroom Arrangement styles: Off-set

Answer 9

small number (3-4) sit at tables; do not sit directly across from one another

Question 10

Standard Classroom Arrangement styles: Seminar

Answer 10

larger number of students (10 or more) sit in circular, square or U-shaped arrangement

Question 11

Standard Classroom Arrangement styles: Cluster

Answer 11

small number of students (4-8) work in small, closely bunched groups