Classroom Management Flashcards
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What is the main purpose of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) for a student with persistent challenging behaviors?
Answer: To provide targeted strategies that teach and reinforce positive replacement behaviors
A BIP is designed to address the function of a problem behavior and systematically teach and reinforce appropriate replacement behaviors through individualized strategies.
What is the purpose of a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?
Answer: To identify the underlying function or purpose of a student's problem behavior
An FBA uses data collection (antecedents, behaviors, consequences) to identify why a student engages in a problem behavior so interventions can target its function.
A teacher notices that a student consistently misbehaves during independent work time. What should the teacher investigate FIRST?
Answer: Whether the student understands the assigned work
Misbehavior during independent work is often a signal that the task is too difficult, making academic understanding the first and most directly relevant factor to investigate.
Which of the following BEST illustrates a logical consequence rather than a punitive consequence?
Answer: Requiring a student who drew on a desk to clean all desk surfaces in the classroom
A logical consequence is directly and logically related to the misbehavior — cleaning the desks connects the consequence meaningfully to the act of drawing on one.
When creating classroom rules with students, which practice is MOST supported by research on effective classroom management?
Answer: Involving students in developing a small set of positively stated rules
Research consistently shows that involving students in rule creation and stating rules positively (what to do, not what not to do) increases student ownership and compliance.
Which approach to classroom management MOST effectively builds intrinsic student motivation rather than dependence on external rewards?
Answer: Applying self-determination theory by fostering autonomy, competence, and relatedness
Self-determination theory targets students' internal psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and connection, building lasting intrinsic motivation rather than reward-dependent behavior.
Which environmental factor is MOST directly within a teacher's control and has the greatest impact on classroom management?
Answer: The physical arrangement of furniture and instructional materials
Furniture and materials arrangement affects traffic flow, student visibility, interaction patterns, and access to resources — all of which directly shape classroom behavior.