...There are several conditions that have an influence on the teaching environment. Negative classroom conditions as well as disruptive behaviors can have an impact on the teaching environment. The classroom needs to have certain conditions met to facilitate effective learning. For example, a classroom that lacks order, structure, and organization is not going to be an effective learning environment. If a teacher is not organized, she may waste instructional time looking for materials or trying to decide what she wants to work on next. A classroom that lacks structure will be a chaotic classroom with students unsure of what they are supposed to do. Teachers need to invest time in becoming organized; they should set up their classroom so they know where to find what they need, and they need to have well planned lessons. A teacher needs to have excellent classroom management skills to incorporate structure into the classroom. Classroom management means teaching students the procedures of the classroom. When students know the classroom procedures less time is wasted. Another negative condition that influences the teaching environment is poor communication between teacher and students. A teacher needs to effectively communicate information to her students. When poor communication exists students may become frustrated and not connect with the teacher. An effective strategy is to get to know the students; what are their likes and dislikes, how does each student learn best, and incorporate...
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...Running head: Influences in the Teaching Environment Influences in the Teaching 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...
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...Teaching Environment Influences Heather Buchanan Cabral Grand Canyon University: EDU 536 November 21, 2012 Teaching Environment Influences There are a variety of things on any given day that can create a distraction or interruption to the teaching and 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...
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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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...Influences in the Teaching Environment Joe Hypes August 1, 2013 Influences in the Teaching Environment A classroom can be influenced by an infinite amount of behaviors, activities, and personalities. Specifically, negative behaviors can influence and take your classroom in a direction that teachers and students alike do not want to go. Preventing, recognizing, and redirecting negative behaviors can keep the class running smoothly. Through research, talking with teachers, and my own personal experience as a substitute teacher, I have identified what I feel to be 10 common negative influences in the classroom. When a teacher is able to identify negative behaviors quickly, they can redirect and stop the behavior before it becomes a serious problem. Inattentiveness is a negative behavior that every teacher has experienced at one time or another, myself included. Inattentiveness can take many different forms, such as sleeping, daydreaming, and idleness (Sun & Shek, 2012). While inattentiveness usually does not affect others learning, it is still a negative influence in the classroom. If one student is able to get away with, the rest believe they may as well. One way to avoid inattentiveness is to keep students engaged. Kounin’s approach to classroom management would work in this instance. Kounin’s approach outlines that keeping students engaged by presenting lessons that draw a student’s interest and keep students accountable by asking questions (Charles & Senter...
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...Influences in the Teaching Environment Joshua Budde Grand Canyon University: EDU-536 July 4, 2012 Schools today have negative conditions that affect student’s everyday just like when our generation went through elementary, middle, and high school. Some negative conditions consist of unmet needs, thwarted desires, expediency, urge to transgress, temptation, inappropriate habits, poor behavior choices, avoidance, egocentric personality, and neurological based behavior. Each condition has a certain effect on students in schools today. Unmet Needs As a kid or student in today’s society, acceptance plays a major role. Students want to fit into certain groups, be part of the popular group or just have a group of kids accept them into the group. If the students do not fit in, have self-respect, or have fun, then poor behavior comes into play by each of the students that are left out. When I was in school, I was always playing a sport such as basketball and baseball and was a big football fan. Being part of a sports team made it much easier to feel like I was part of a team or made it easier to fit into certain groups. Students who were not part of our group were more likely to get into trouble with bad behavior. Some kids turned to breaking the law, while others turned to drugs. So it turned out to be a good thing that I was part of a team and was able to fit in for the majority of the time. It is important to find ways for each student to feel accepted. The teacher needs...
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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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...Influences in the Teaching Environment Denise A. Bresee Grand Canyon University: EDU 450 January 19, 2014 Influences in the 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...
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...INFLUENCES IN THE TEACHING METHODS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT OF ORANI: AN INVESTIGATION ________________________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School Bataan Peninsula State University City of Balanga, Bataan _______________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Education Major in Mathematics ______________________ by FAILLA B. PEPITO 2016 Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Caring classroom communities that are focused on mathematical goals help develop students’ mathematical identities and proficiencies (file:///D:/effective%20pedagogy.pdf). That’s why it is important that the school must have teachers using an appropriate method of transmitting knowledge and skills to the learners. Mathematics is the most international of all curriculum subjects, and mathematical understanding influences decision making in all areas of life either private, social, and civil. Mathematics education is a key to increasing the post-school and citizenship opportunities of young people, but today, as in the past, many students struggle with mathematics and become disaffected as they continually encounter obstacles to engagement. It is imperative, therefore, that we understand what effective mathematics teaching looks like—and what teachers can do to break this pattern (file:///D:/effective%20pedagogy...
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...A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Learning and Teaching Styles in Germany and Brazil, and the Influence of Cultural Values With the globalization phenomena more present than ever in our societies, teachers and students have the chance to learn and experience different practices in education. It is easier nowadays to find students, and teachers too, from different parts of the world in a classroom. However, even with this more frequent contact, there are some important distinctions on the learning process and teaching styles between individuals from different cultures that would explain how these people act and interact with each other on the educational environment. The behavior of an individual, student or teacher, in a classroom may have much to do with the cultural background that this particular person comes from. Each society will think about education considering their own needs, and in this way their adopted systems and methods to train their students might differ from each other (Barmeyer, 2004). On this mindset, the present study will be conducted in comparative terms between a German student, who was interviewed by me, a Brazilian student, highlighting the differences and possible similarities in educational experiences in our home countries. In order to conduct these comparisons, I will use Hofstede’s cultural dimensions of Power Distance – referring to the power distribution in our societies - and Individualism vs. Collectivism – the degree of integration of each...
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...intentions behind the information. Effective communication is also a two-way street. It’s not only how you convey a message so that it is received and understood by someone in exactly the way you intended, it’s also how you listen to gain the full meaning of what’s being said and to make the other person feel heard and understood. Some students are weak in the communicative ability or skills particularly in oral communication which are essential in the entirety of their learning. They always strive to prove themselves to communicate especially in English. Sometimes they succeed, but most of the time they failed. They do not stop or quit in any cause. They build themselves into better individual and what make them improve, is because of the influence of...
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...INTRODUCTION The U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment (OTA, 1995) has re-ported that helping teachers “effectively incorporate technology into the teaching and learning process is one of the most important steps the nation can take to make the most of past and continuing investments in educational technology” (p. 8). Most researchers agree that the successful use of computers and ICT in the classroom is dependent on positive teacher attitudes toward computers AND ICT (Lawton & Gerschner, 1982; Woodrow, 1992). Successful classroom practice also includes fostering positive perceptions of information technology among students (Knezek, Miyashita, & Sakamoto, 1993) Teacher is an effective and dominating factor among the ones contributing to educational improvements. The teacher effectiveness depends mainly on the teachers' attitude, characteristics and the classroom phenomena such as environment and climate, organisation and management. Various commissions and committees have recommended methods of bringing about qualitative improvements in education. As a result, the teachers are motivated, inspired and endured to develop better curriculum, text books and teaching aids. But, all the efforts are meaningless unless teachers are not having the positive attitude towards educational technology. The teaching learning process has been greatly influenced by rapid advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Integration of this ICT in classroom...
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...administrative and counseling tools; object of instruction and as a vehicle of instruction. As applied to administrative and counseling activities, ICT is used in planning of admission, record keeping, grading of scripts as well as in computer. Assisted Academic Counseling. In computer Assisted Academic Counseling; a computer package is designed specially to assist counselors to do their job effectively. It helps to assist individuals to eliminate inhibiting behaviours such as impatience, test, anxiety, procrastination, laziness, low academic achievement. (O’Leary & O’Leary, 2004). The application of ICT as an object of instruction involves teaching and learning of the concept of ICT and ICT- related technologies leading to ICT literacy. The application of ICT as a vehicle of instruction involves the use of computer as an aid to teaching and learning other subjects such as mathematics,...
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...daily progress in preschool, and enhance the quality of their teacher’s in-house training programs to meet the growing needs of teachers’ sense of self-efficacy. Furthermore, this research has contributed as a research studies foundation. The future researchers who interest to conduct the similar studies about in teacher’s perceived self-efficacy with their years of teaching experiences in Malaysia preschool context are able to use this study as reference or extend the study to different context in the future. In a nutshell, the information provided in this study was beneficial to the overall ECE sector which included students, teacher own, principals, and the future researchers. While knowing teachers’ efficacy beliefs at an early stage, during the formative years in the career are enable the counsellors, mentors and supervisors to give more support in developing teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and guiding them to become superior teachers. Also then, this research has an overall influenced in enhancing the quality of ECE arena beginning from improvement of teacher’s characteristics and their experiences in teaching. 1.10 Operational...
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...University of Tasmania Annual Teaching Matters Conference Sharing practice 10th Teaching Matters Annual Conference 22nd-23rd November, Hobart, Tasmania Suggested format for citing papers: Author, I. (2011). Title of paper. In J. Skalicky, A. Adam, D. Abbott, & G. Kregor (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Teaching Matters Annual Conference. Sharing practice [online], Hobart: Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University of Tasmania. © CALT 2011. The works included in these conference papers are the property of their authors and are used by permission. Readers should apply the same principles of fair use to the works in this electronic journal that they would to a published, printed journal. These works may be read online, downloaded for personal use, or the URL of a document (from this server) included in another electronic document. The text itself may not be published commercially (in print or electronic form), edited, or otherwise altered without the permission of the author. As with printed materials, care should be taken when excerpting or referencing text to ensure that the views, opinions and arguments of the author accurately reflect those contained in the original work. Applying the Bioecological Theory of Human Development to learning: Enhancing student engagement in online learning. Dr Lindsay Smith University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia L.M.Smith@utas.edu.au Abstract: This paper explores the application of the bioecological theory...
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