The Kounin ModelJacob S. Kounin

Book: Discipline and Group Management in Classrooms

Main idea

Organization+

Planning =

Good Classroom Management

Jacob Kounin

Focuses on preventive discipline -- techniques and strategies designed to prevent the occurrence of discipline problems in the first place.

Good classroom management depends on effective lesson management.

The ways teachers handle misbehavior once it occurs are not the keys to successful classroom management.

Kounin’s Principle Teachings

Teachers need to be attentive to all aspects of the classroom.

Effective teachers keep students attentive and actively involved.

Teachers should be able to attend to two activities at the same time.

Activities should be enjoyable and challenging.

Kounin’s Key Ideas

The Ripple Effect Withitness Overlapping Effective

Transitions Group Focus Satiation

The Ripple Effect

The "ripple effect" occurs when the teacher corrects a misbehavior in one student, and this positively influences the behavior of other nearby students.

Withitness

Awareness of what is going on in all parts of the classroom at all times.

Overlapping

Being able to attend to two or more issues at the same time.

Effective Transitions

Keeping lessons moving with avoiding abrupt changes.

Smoothness Momentum of the

lesson

Group Focus

The ability to keep members of the class or group paying attention to the task

Satiation

Being satisfied or having enough

Teachers can reduce satiation by:

Providing a feeling of progress Offering challenges throughout the

lesson Being enthusiastic Adding variety to the lesson

Teachers need Lesson Movement

Emphasized a strong relationship between…

Effective Management and

Effective Teaching!