...A Case Study of Disruptive Behavior in The Classroom 1 A Case Study of Disruptive Behavior in The Classroom Grand Canyon University-EDU536 Peggy Mosley 05/01/13 A Case Study of Disruptive Behavior in The Classroom 2 Both parents worked long hours, Tammy's father is a pie and cookie chef at the locate bread factory, he leaves for work at 5:00 a.m. and gets home by 3:00 in the evening. Her mother works at the mall as a sales manager at one of the clothing stores. Tammy's mom sees all the children off to school before she has to be at work, she works 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at night. She is usually home to say good-night to the children. There are five children in the family: Richard is 6 years old and in the first grade, Barbara is 9 years old and in the fourth grade, Allen is16 years old and a 10th grader, Diana is a 14 year old 8th grader who has a learning-disability. A disorder in the basic psychological processes involving understanding or the use of language, which the disorder may reveal itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell,...
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...Kelly Lope The Teaching Environment Grand Canyon University EDU-451 Disruptive behaviors are conditions that can have a great influence in the teaching environment. Disruptive behaviors unswervingly hinder the ability of the teacher or the capability of a learner to benefit from their classroom experiences. Students attend schools with hopes of being productive citizens of society. I like to think of students as future leaders of tomorrow! For the most part, students attend school because it is the law. A learning environment should have actively engaged students, who are eager to participate and show knowledge is being acquired on a daily basis. However, some students are bored and disengaged with academic struggles, due to non-active lessons. Certain life factors such as family problems, financial difficulties are all factors that distract and contribute to students disruptive behaviors. One of the most detrimental settings for a teacher in a class is classroom management. Classroom management is defined as being "the methods and strategies an educator uses to maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to student success and learning" (McCreary, 2011). Disorderly student conduct is unfavorable to the entire academic process because they impede with the learning process of other classmates and cause teachers not to be able to instruct teachers most effectively. Teachers have a lot to deal with especially being clueless about the student’s home life and besides...
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...Ten different types of negative classroom conditions and/ or disruptive behaviors that influence the teaching environment will be identified. Each type of negative classroom condition and/ or disruptive behaviors will be clearly described as well as any strategies applied to promote a safe and positive environment conducive to learning. In turn, the effectiveness of particular strategies within the classroom management system will be concluded. The classroom condition considered rather negative for the learners and educators is when the classroom does not encourage order. It is essential for an educator to be able to see each student and assign seats that avoid any mischief, disruptive verbal behavior, unsafe environment, as well as giving the educator the free range to move around the entire classroom so every learner is visible from several different angles in the room. If there are computers in the room the educator should be able to see what the student may access online. This can be done simply by facing the screens in a visible direction usually along a back wall so the educator can view any content. This can simply be done by arranging the desks in a circle or a horseshoe to prevent less talking and horse play. The educator’s desk would be off to the side behind the students along with a separate work table in another area of the room. If there is group work each student can move to their correct group and work in a common area with minimal distractions. With the educator...
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...Chapter 1 THE RESEARCH PROBLEM Introduction This Action Research was undertaken to describe the impact of teacher-made advance exercises as intervention on disruptive behavior of pupils when learning division skills in elementary arithmetic operation. The subjects of this study were Grade Two – A pupils who were constantly disrupting the class during Mathematics period taken from the list made by the teacher through visual observation. For the last two grading periods handling a cream class, a lot of repeated disruptive behaviors such as incessant talking or getting out of their seats to name a few, which were very taxing to the teacher, were observed. These disruptive behaviors were mostly due to boredom especially to those pupils who got to finish their seatwork fast. This called for a classroom management skill. Hollowell (2013) mentioned in her article that classroom management skills are essential for all teachers. Supervising a group of children with different personalities and backgrounds is a challenging task. You are responsible for their academic growth while ensuring that the learning environment stays welcoming and secure. This includes dealing with disruptive pupils. According to Tyson (2013), disruptive students are always present in every classroom. Regardless of scenario or perhaps how great you happen to be as being a teacher, in one way or another they will and can be found. All of which will develop problems provided an open possibility. But...
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...Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle There’s a lot ways to handle a student disruptive behavior in the classroom. However, in this paper this will discuss the benefit of how Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle can benefit a child behavior. In this paper I will describe a child personality, behavior and how I will handle the student in my classroom. On page 72, the Canters’ insisted “The Canters’ approach urged teachers to “take charge” in the classroom and showed them how to do so- just what teachers were looking for at a time when prevailing permissiveness was making teaching ever more difficult” (Canters, 2001, pg. 72). This is a powerful tool that helps the teacher manage a discipline plan to address disruptive students. The Canters’ Cycle is a model that helps the teacher not only addresses disruption, but yet, allows students to learn and change the behavior. Every teacher has a disruptive child in their classroom. There is one specific child that always does something to interrupt. Sometimes a child may not have to do the big things but also, their small disruptive behaviors than cause disruption. There was a child name Joe and he was eight years old. He has his ways in getting the teacher attention, which I can never see to understand why he continue do the things he did. He was funny, lazy, and never seem to pay attention in class. There are students that sometimes seem to fall off track, but Joe seems to fall off track every time. His behavior was an everyday thing which...
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...Disruptive or negative behavior is harmful to the academic of students, because it affects the learning process; holds back the ability of instructors to teach effectively, redirects the momentum and resources away from the educational task and may point out a substantial level of problems or trouble on the part of the disrupter. By understanding customary roles of students elected in the classroom, teachers will be able to work more effective with each student in the classroom. Teacher need to have more consistency whenever they are trying to change or encourage any type of behavior. The Know It All Student These students are always commenting on everything the teacher says, lifting their arm at every question and just annoying everyone in the class. These students are difficult, because they are very academically outspoken, but their always tend to have the need to be heard, which can disturb the class or teacher (Ehow, 2013). The Negative Student These students are not interested in anything that has to deal with classwork or anything the teacher has to say. Students with this kind of attitude will often refuse to do assignments or activities within the class (Ehow, 2013). The Class Bully These types of students often are unruly in class. They do not get along with their peers, often verbally or physical abusing them. They have no respect for teacher or the rules of the classroom, which can make them not shy about voicing their opinion (Ehow, 2013). Grandstanding ...
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...Environment Joe Smith Grand Canyon University: EDU 536 August 28, 2012 Influences in the Teaching Environment There are many negative classroom conditions and disruptive behaviors that can influence the teaching environment. These include, but are not limited to, large class sizes, unmotivated and disrespectful students. It is important for teachers to be prepared for these conditions and behaviors, and have effective strategies to deal with them. These strategies need to include preemptive tactics that prevent disruptions from happening. However, some disruptions are unpreventable and inevitable and strategies need to been in place to deal with these when they occur. One classroom condition that a teacher has no control over with the growing populations of students is large class sizes. Large classes will only add to difficulty of classroom management as there are potentially more students to create disruptions. It is the teacher’s responsibility to keep the students engaged to avoid students losing interest which could lead to misbehaviors. Spencer Kagan, Patricia Kyle, and Sally Scott provide that disruptions and misbehaviors can be prevented by, “An interesting, stimulating teacher who adapts the curriculum to student interests and needs” (Charles, 2008, p. 155). Engaging lessons are extremely important in an overpopulated classroom because of the larger number of students and the resulting larger potential for misbehavior. Another reason engaging lessons are important...
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...In a fourth grade classroom, there is one male student, named Scott (pseudonym) who is continually off task and the teacher has tried many forms of reinforcement and punishments to try and change the students behavior, unsuccessfully. The teacher decided to implement a Disruptive Incident Barometer for Scott and three other students who were also frequently off task. “The individual disruptive incident barometer program enables the teacher to monitor the occurrence of a child’s target disruptive behaviors bu plotting each occurrence on the individual child’s disruptive incident barometer” (Cipani, 2008). The teacher will look at the how to measure the target behavior, what behaviors are included, baseline data for the student, how to select the behavior standard and what the student must achieve daily to receive the reinforcement. First, the target behavior much be determined. Scott, the target child, is frequently distracting other students from the lesson or seatwork. When the teacher is talking, he is whispering or poking another child. When the students are supposed to be working silently doing seatwork, his behavior is the same. The target behavior will be measured by using baseline data throughout the day, to determine how often the behavior occurs each day. The teacher will use the DIB without notifying the student of what she was doing in order to achieve an accurate baseline. The teacher will monitor the student for six days gathering the data and to determine...
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...Running Head: Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle: A Case Study Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle: A Case Study It only takes one student, whose disruptive behavior impacts the entire learning environment of the whole class. Disruptive behavior can be any behavior that bothers, interferes with, disturbs, or prevents effective learning (Canter, 2006). Disruptive behavior can be broken down into three categories: verbal behavior, physical movement, and participation in an activity. The largest category of disruptions can be found in verbal behavior (Canter, 2006). The following case study deals with classroom disruptions of verbal behavior. Case Study Eric is 15 years old. He is a sophomore at Everyday High School. Eric was a very good student last year with little behavioral issues. However this year, Eric has been displaying disruptive behavior in the classroom. Over the summer, Eric’s parents got divorced. Eric’s dad, Dennis, was having an affair, and moved in with his girlfriend thirty miles away. Eric’s mom, Julie, caught Dennis cheating on her which tore her to pieces. Julie has not taken the split of very well. She has begun drowning her sorrows with the heavy use of alcohol. Julie is also meeting with a counselor to help her work through this tough issue in her life. She has been having so much trouble dealing with the situation, that she sent Eric to live with her parents...
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...Teaching Environment There are many disruptive behaviors that can create negative classroom conditions, but it is up to the teacher to change that negative behavior to positive and keep it from reoccurring. Teachers need to have many strategies in their arsenal to be equipped and handle anything that happens throughout the day. In this paper the author will discuss 10 disruptive behaviors and different strategies that can be used to help diffuse these behaviors creating a more positive learning environment. Disruptive Behavior Disruptive behavior can be classified as anything that takes away from classroom instruction and student learning. The 10 disruptive behaviors this author has selected to discuss are sleeping in class, ignoring directions, being disrespectful to teacher or others, shouting out, destroying classroom supplies, playing with items in or on desk, moving around class without permission, coming to class late and unprepared, refusing to do work, talking during instruction time. While there are many other disruptive behaviors, these are a few that this author feels are most common. Sleeping In Class As with many negative and disruptive behaviors, sleeping in class can be a sign of something bigger. The first sign of this problem from a student warrants a discussion with the student at a time when the student will not be embarrassed in front of the class. The teacher needs to find out the reason behind this behavior and if it is a one-time occurrence...
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...Negative Classroom Conditions and Behavior Grand Canyon University: EDU- 536 July 3, 2013 Negative Classroom Conditions and Behaviors There are many conditions and behavior that can be present in the classroom, both positive and negative. These conditions and behaviors can have a dramatic impact on the learning process, students, and teachers if not controlled properly. They also have a great impact on classroom management. How well you manage your classroom will reflect on the behavior of the student. I had the pleasure of interviewing my ex 6th grade teacher for this assignment. I asked her what were the 10 negative classroom conditions and/or disruptive behaviors that influenced her teaching environment. She explained to me how the behaviors vary depending on the grade level (Bell 2013). She provided me with details of what she sees in a high school setting. Charles also gives us the 10 examples of classroom conditions and/or disruptive behaviors in our textbook. The 10 are; unmet needs, expediency, thwarted desires, lack of school/class resources, temptation, inappropriate habits, poor behavior choice, avoidance, egocentric personality, and the inability for students to learn properly. A disruptive behavior that Mrs. Bell pointed out was the inability for students to learn properly when a misbehaved student is present. She explained how some behavior could be tolerated but some disruptive behaviors go beyond rudeness. A student who monopolizes discussion or speaks...
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...Parental Involvement in Classroom Management Reflection Paper Landon Hayes Grand Canyon University: EDU-536 June 5, 2012 Parental Involvement in Classroom Management Reflection Paper It is so important for parents to be actively engaged in their child’s education. The earlier those parents become involved in their child’s education the more powerful it will be in the long run. Communication is the key element for positive parental involvement especially with that child’s teacher. I was able to reflect on how important communication is with parents while writing a practice letter for this particular assignment. Writing the practice letter about a child’s disruptive behavior taught me a few things about being an effective communicator with parents. The first thing that it taught me was that the teacher should always be precise about the specific disruptive behavior that is taking place. The parents need to know the specific behavior that their child is displaying in the classroom. The parents and the teacher can then work together with one another to help reduce the disruptive behavior. The next thing that this letter to the parents taught me was that even though you’re writing to tell the parents about a disruptive behavior, the teacher should also include positive things about the child. Parents don’t want to hear everything that is negative about their child so it is important for them to hear the good things that their child brings to the classroom. As a teacher, we...
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...Classroom Management Plan Description of Setting: I serve as teacher in first grade classroom at Hutchinson Elementary School. The school has more than 900 students of all learning abilities and includes grades 6-8. My classroom will be a place where students feel safe. The classroom rules, designed to assure safety, will be prominently visible in the room. By decorating the classroom with students’ work, the room will be welcoming to the students of all abilities and will make them feel more at home. I believe this is important, because it is easier to learn in an environment where you feel safe and comfortable. Below I discuss the different components of my future classroom in more detail: General classroom arrangement: * My desk will be in the back of the classroom. I will only use the desk for administrative duties, but never during teaching. During teaching, I will either be standing at the black board or circulating about the classroom. I believe it is important to be close to the students and to be up and about at all times, not only to discourage unwanted behavior, but also to show the students that class time is for class business. * The students are arranged in groups of three. This stimulates students to cooperate, but keeps it possible for all tables to face the board in the front of the classroom. It also creates wide aisles between the tables, which makes it easier to circulate about the room. * In the back of the classroom are five trays, one...
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...Judith Ortega EDU-450 October 25, 2014 Jayne Marie-Yenko Behavior Management Approach Teachers must understand that they may face students with different kinds of disruptive behaviors in their classroom. It can be by far, one of the most worrisome issues teachers may come in contact with. Unfortunately, even when taking steps to prevent disruptive behavior, one can never guarantee a disruption -free class. This is why it is important that teachers are prepared with a plan on how they are going to approach such situations. In the scenario to follow, a teacher faces a disruptive student in class. The goal of the teacher will be to use her behavioral approach to diffuse the situation and not allow it to escalate any further by establishing and maintaining a calm, orderly, respectful, motivated classroom environment. (Kelly, 2015) Scenario: Layla is in Ms. Adams’s 3rd grade class. She is a nice girl who does not always complete classroom assignments. She cannot seem to stop talking in class whether it be while the teacher is talking or students are supposed to be quietly working. Layla also tends to speak or make comments while other students are talking. The teacher calls on students who raise their hands, yet, when it is their floor to speak, Layla disturbs them. On this particular Monday, as usual, Ms. Adams gave her students a morning assignment that they are supposed to quietly complete the minute they walk in. Layla begins to try and spark up a conversation...
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...learning experience of a classroom. In the Win-Win Discipline approach they broke disruptive behaviors into four areas aggression, breaking rules, confrontations, and disengagement (Charles and Senter). Behavior is not the only factor in distractions in a classroom there can also be classroom conditions that affect the classroom. Reflecting on my own experience and that of other teachers there were ten things that seemed to be the most encountered interruptions to classroom learning. While looking at the disruptions in the classroom from a teacher perspective, the most common disruptions were talking without permission or out of turn, and making noises. When examining the Win-Win and Real discipline, and Pragmatic Classroom I feel that you would examine why the student would be talking or making noises and then guide the student back to the appropriate behavior, and remind the students that the behavior is not part of the expectations that were established. On most occasions the reminder of expectations especially when cooperatively made with the teacher and the students would be enough to correct the behavior and also provide a teaching moment for the whole class by rehearsing the appropriate behavior together. Providing a preventative plan for the behavior by having a free taking time within a lesson or class would also help with these behaviors depending on the class dynamic. The next behavior was being out of their seat and wandering about the classroom. With Real Discipline...
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