Effectiveness in improving long term behaviour Theories of Congruent Communication (Haim

Ginott)Prepared by :

AUNI BAZILAH BINTI ALIAS930525-08-5766

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1) Teacher gains students’ respect by continuously

modeling behavior and respect towards them

i. Using culturally responsive communication

ii. Using active listening techniques

2) Teacher promote discipline as an alternative to

punishment

3) Teacher should provide appreciative praise and avoid

evaluative praise

Situation: Abu has earned a perfect score in his spelling test and he feels proud of his accomplishment. A teacher could use evaluative praise such as, “Abu, you are such a good student. I know your parents are so proud of you!

Situation

O Example of misbehavior: The latecomers

O How to deal: Continuously modeling with sane message

“I’m sure you are late to

class because of valid

reasons. I believe you will come early next

time..”

“ I notice you are late again. Is there anything I can do to help you get here

on time? It means a lot to me to have you here when class begins.”

H O WTeacher as initiator to model appropriate behaviors

Student becomes self-responsive towards their own behaviors

Teacher as communicator to address problem

Student independently respond to problems (self-correction, self-reflection)

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