Classroom Management

Which of the following individuals promotes the principle of positive and negative reinforcement?

• (a) M. Canter

• (b) B.F. Skinner

• (c) R. Driekurs

•  (d) W. Glasser

Which of the following theorists believes that logical consequences is the way to deal with behavioural misconducts?

• (a) M. Canter

• (b) B.F. Skinner

• (c) R. Driekurs

• (d) W. Glasser

Which of the following teacher -management styles would work best in the classroom?

• (a) Authoritative

• (b) Authoritarian

• (c) Laissez faire

• (d) Permissive

For fading to be successful, students must

• (a) rely on prompts to perform the required behaviours.

• (b) be able to perform the required behavior in the absence of prompts.

• (c) be able to respond when they are given partial prompts.

• (d) stop responding unless they are prompted to reply.

Which strategy is in action when a favourable event or outcome is removed after a behaviour occurs?

• (a) Positive reinforcement

• (b) Negative reinforcement

• (c) Positive punishment

• (d) Negative punishment

Effective classroom management is the ability to

• (a) establish effective rules that support teaching and learning.

• (b) establish, maintain and restore an environment for teaching and learning.

• (c) identify student misconduct and punish students for their bad behaviours.

• (d) reflect on, and analyze previous practices in the classroom.

A teacher who believes in discipline will

• (a) help students to take responsibility for their actions.

• (b) punish students for every infraction.

• (c) send students to the administrator's office when they misbehave.

• (d) watch over students continuously.

Unlike classical conditioning, operant conditioning emphasizes the

• (a) cause of a behavior.

• (b) effect of conditioning on humans

• . (c) consequences of a behavior.

• (d) applications of a behavior.

After completing the activities on time, the students were allowed to use the remaining time to engage in discussions about any topic of their choice. The teacher utilized

• a) bribery.

• b) response cost.

• c) Premack Principle.

• d) positive reminder.

Upon realizing that John had some difficulties controlling his temper, Mr Swedan placed John closer to him and periodically reminded him to keep calm. TWO management strategies used by the teacher were

• a) with-it ness and ripple effect.

• b) proximity control and contacting.

• c) ripple effect and positive support.

• d) positive support and proximity control.