EDPS 310Classroom Management

Chapter 9

Classroom interventions

for

chronic problems

3 Management Techniques

• Self-monitoring

• Anecdotal record keeping

• Behaviour contracting

Personal Experience

• I am easily distracted, and I got in trouble a lot in school, and caused a lot of disturbances in class. While I actually desired to behave, I didn’t have the control or self-discipline to do it as well as I would have liked. Factors contributing to this behaviour included: lack of discipline, peer pressure, and general boredom or disinterest with the subject. I wanted to do better, but never made any great leaps and bounds.

• How could the following 3 management techniques have helped me improve my behaviour?

Self-monitoring

• Self-monitoring is a natural result of personal conferences

• KISS - cannot be too time-consuming or cumbersome

• “If the student is successful in managing the selected behaviour, experience has shown that subsequent behaviours are more readily corrected.” (Levin, 2005, p.215)

Self-monitoring

• Teacher cues - use a code word or action to get student back on track and keep your cool

• “The effectiveness of self-monitoring relies heavily on how the use of the instrument is explained to the student.” (Ibid., p.216)

Self-monitoring

Self-esteem Self-control

builds

proper

Anecdotal record keeping

• What do you do when a student refuses to participate in self-monitoring?– You monitor them, with or without their consent

• Simply keep a record of student’s behaviour– 9 guidelines

• Return to private conference to review behaviour with student

• “Catch the student being good”

Behaviour contracting

• “A behaviour that is enforced is likely to be repeated, and ... a behaviour that is not reinforced will disappear.” (Ibid., p.220)

• Purpose: Manage behaviour, encourage self-discipline, and to improve student’s commitment to appropriate classroom behaviour

Behaviour contracting - 3 Steps

• A behaviour contract must detail:

• The expected behaviour

• Time period

• The reward

• Problem: this only works well up to middle school or with special education classes (Ibid., p.221)

Which one would have been most effective for me?

• Why? Discuss

• Suggestions for rewards