BEd Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Education Classroom Management and Behavior Analysis 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which theorist is most associated with the concept of 'assertive discipline' in classroom management?
- B.F. Skinner
- Lee Canter (Correct answer)
- Rudolf Dreikurs
- Alfie Kohn
Correct answer: Lee Canter
Lee Canter developed Assertive Discipline, emphasizing the teacher's right to teach and students' right to learn through clear expectations and consistent consequences.
Question 2: During a lesson, a teacher scans the room frequently and moves around to monitor student work. This practice is known as:
- Overlapping
- Withitness
- Active supervision (Correct answer)
- Desist strategy
Correct answer: Active supervision
Active supervision involves systematic scanning and moving throughout the classroom to monitor and respond to student behavior proactively.
Question 3: A student's disruptive behavior increases whenever the teacher responds to it verbally. This pattern suggests the behavior is maintained by:
- Escape from task demands
- Tangible reinforcement
- Sensory stimulation
- Adult attention (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Adult attention
When behavior increases following teacher verbal responses, the function is likely attention-seeking, as the teacher's reaction serves as a positive reinforcer.
Question 4: Which schedule of reinforcement produces the highest and most consistent rate of behavior and greatest resistance to extinction?
- Fixed ratio
- Variable ratio (Correct answer)
- Fixed interval
- Variable interval
Correct answer: Variable ratio
Variable ratio schedules reinforce behavior after an unpredictable number of responses, producing high, steady response rates that are very resistant to extinction.
Question 5: A Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) should be developed after completing a:
- Standardized intelligence test
- Functional Behavior Assessment (Correct answer)
- Cumulative academic portfolio review
- Sociogram of peer relationships
Correct answer: Functional Behavior Assessment
A BIP is built on FBA findings so interventions directly address the identified function of the problem behavior.
Question 6: A teacher notices a student becoming increasingly agitated and redirects them to a quiet corner before a meltdown occurs. This is an example of:
- Punishment
- Proactive de-escalation (Correct answer)
- Negative reinforcement
- Response cost
Correct answer: Proactive de-escalation
Proactive de-escalation involves recognizing early warning signs and intervening before behavior escalates to prevent a crisis.
Question 7: The term 'extinction burst' in behavior analysis refers to:
- A sudden permanent disappearance of a behavior
- A temporary increase in behavior when reinforcement is first withheld (Correct answer)
- The fastest method to eliminate problem behavior
- A reinforcer that loses its effectiveness over time
Correct answer: A temporary increase in behavior when reinforcement is first withheld
An extinction burst is the temporary intensification of a behavior that often occurs when reinforcement is initially removed before the behavior decreases.
BEd Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Education Classroom Management and Behavior Analysis 3
Which theorist is most associated with the concept of 'assertive discipline' in classroom management?