Classroom Management Strategies Flashcards

A school adopts a Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework. What is the defining feature of Tier 1 in this model?

Answer: Universal strategies and expectations applied to all students school-wide

Tier 1 of PBIS consists of universal, proactive strategies delivered to all students to prevent behavioural problems from arising.

Which behaviour is most consistent with a culturally responsive classroom management approach?

Answer: Building relationships with students by learning about their cultural values and incorporating these into expectations

Culturally responsive management recognises that expectations around behaviour may differ across cultures and builds trust through cultural understanding.

What does 'overlapping' mean in Kounin's research on effective classroom management?

Answer: A teacher's ability to manage two or more activities or issues simultaneously without losing momentum

Kounin found that effective teachers could handle interruptions or side issues while keeping the main lesson moving, a skill he called overlapping.

A teacher wants to reduce a disruptive behaviour using extinction. What does extinction involve?

Answer: Removing the reinforcement (e.g., attention) that maintains the behaviour so it gradually decreases

Extinction involves withholding the reinforcer that sustains a behaviour; without the payoff, the behaviour loses its purpose and diminishes.

Which element of the physical classroom environment has the most direct impact on behaviour management?

Answer: Clear sightlines that allow the teacher to see all students from any position in the room

Unobstructed sightlines enable effective monitoring and with-it-ness, which are foundational to proactive behaviour management.

A teacher uses 'planned ignoring' for a student's minor attention-seeking behaviour while simultaneously praising a nearby student for being on-task. What behaviour principle does this combination use?

Answer: Extinction combined with differential reinforcement

Planned ignoring applies extinction to the unwanted behaviour while differential reinforcement simultaneously models and rewards the desired behaviour in a peer.

When writing a reflection journal entry after a difficult lesson, which question is most useful for improving future classroom management?

Answer: 'At what point did I lose momentum, and what could I have done differently at that moment?'

Identifying the specific moment momentum was lost focuses reflection productively, enabling targeted adjustments to future practice.