MANAGING THE PRIMARY ESL CLASSROOM

TSL 3109

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION SKINNER GLASSER THOMAS GORDON

NORRISAH KHALID SITI HARLIZA RAMLI NOR LAILI ALI

SKINNER

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY

Descriptions
The best way to modify behavior was to modify environment Did not approve the use of punishment in school

The goal of psychology should be practical

1. Operant conditioning

2. Reinforcement schedule

STRATEGIES OF THE THEORY

2 categories : i. Continuous reinforcement schedule ii. Partial reinforcement schedule

Behavior that act on the surrounding environment to produce consequences

Teachers and parents reward students for good behavior

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THEORY

Advocate for immediate praise, feedback and reward to encourage change in behavior

Advocates for teacher identification and reflection on environmental effects on pupils behavior

PRACTICALLITY OF THEORY IN CLASSROOM

Set up reinforcement schedules with pupils Set up a token economy Deprive pupils of educational tasks they enjoy

The use of positive reinforcement give pleasant result more effective than negative reinforcement

Arranging the classroom environment is appropriate in learning

STRENGTH

Suitable and can be used to modify pupils behavior

Sometimes negative reinforcement is also suitable to achieve desire behavior

Guides pupils to master the concept of discrimination

The use of reward trains humans to expect rewards to what they do

Rewards avoids the possibility to find intrinsic motivation

WEAKNESSES

Teacher have to go through failure in order to get success

GLASSER

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY

Descriptions
Focus on personal choice, responsibility and transformation
Choice theory : a persons behavior inspired by what that person wants or needs

Apply theory to broader social issues

behave

We are driven to satisfy basic needs: survival, love, belonging, power, freedom and fun

THE CHOICE THEORY

To replace external control psychology

Teacher must share with pupils that they have a say in what they learn

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THEORY

Teaching through the use of skits or roleplaying

Teacher could encourage pupils to made creative representations to show the importance of choices

Revolutionary theory

Students learning and retention increased

STRENGTH

Contains basic common sense philosophy

Give satisfaction to pupils to learn in their preferred way

The use of forcing and punishing is destructive to relationship

Disconnect people from other

WEAKNESSE S

disconnectedness can cause almost all human problems

THOMAS GORDON

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT THEORY THOMAS GORDON, 1978

Descriptions
Reject traditional models of reward and punishment

Help individuals improve relationship

Revolutionary approach

developing meaning and mutually beneficial relationships

Conflicts is an evitable parts of relationship but it does not have to destroy the relationship

STRATEGIES OF THE THEORY

Open and honest communication can help to find solution

Both parties should agree with the solution made

CONFLICT SOLVING STEPS

1. Behavior window 2. Active listening
i-message

3. No-lose conflict resolution

Defining a problem

Generating possible solutions

Evaluating the solutions

APPLICATION OF THE THEORY

Deciding which solutions is the best

Assessing how well the solution solve the problems

Determining how to implement the decision

PRACTICALLITY OF THEORY IN CLASSROOM

Students-centered teaching

Democratic leadership

Group-centered leadership model

Assisting students taking control their behavior Encourage students cooperation and participation
Lifelong implications to the students

Students able to used and adapt the skill

STRENGTH

Allows teacher to influence the students behavior

Students learn to deal with conflicts

Teacher learn how to manage classroom in better way

The training takes too long

The information given are too intensive

WEAKNESSES

Takes time to master the methods

Teacher have to go through failure in order to get success